Yorkshire on Saturday 10 August 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 10 August 1756: Leeds “gentlemen” burn an effigy of Admiral John Byng, scapegoat for the Whig government’s failure to save Minorca (and the Mediterranean theatre) from the French during the Seven Years’ War
- 10 August 1766: John Wesley crowd-counts 20,000 at Daw Green, Dewsbury
- 10 August 1870: The foundation stone of Bradford Town Hall is laid today, but not by ex-mayor Edward West, godfather of the project
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 05:30-20:42, zenith 13:06
- Moon: rise 12:13 set 22:14, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 05:35-20:47, zenith 13:11
- Moon: rise 12:18 set 22:18, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 05:31-20:49, zenith 13:10
- Moon: rise 12:19 set 22:15, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 05:36-20:45, zenith 13:11
- Moon: rise 12:17 set 22:19, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 05:32-20:46, zenith 13:09
- Moon: rise 12:17 set 22:16, waxing crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- £ Headingley Farmers’ Market
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