Yorkshire on Monday 11 March 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 11 March 1730: News that John Barber, heir to Gawbert Hall (Lightcliffe), has married a servant
- 11 March 1864: An inhabitant of Bacon Island survives the Great Sheffield Flood
- 11 March 1879: Calling for magistrates to lose their jurisdiction over pub licences, the teetotaller Wilfrid Lawson suggests that Tory Radical William St James Wheelhouse serves the Yorkshire Brewers’ Association
- 11 March 1974: Bradford councillor and would-be property developer John Foers denies trying to “Poulson” Gary Rawnsley, chair of the planning committee
Proverbially:
Munday flitte
Neaver sitte.
(Best 1857)
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 06:22-18:00, zenith 12:11
- Moon: rise 06:58 set 19:51, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 06:27-18:04, zenith 12:16
- Moon: rise 07:03 set 19:57, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 06:26-18:03, zenith 12:14
- Moon: rise 07:01 set 19:56, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 06:26-18:04, zenith 12:15
- Moon: rise 07:02 set 19:56, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 06:25-18:02, zenith 12:14
- Moon: rise 07:01 set 19:55, waxing crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ✝ Start of Ramadan – Gabriel appears to Muhammad in a cave, and, finding him illiterate, teaches him an initial instalment of the Koran ✝ Start of Ramendan – Pastafarians may only consume Ramen noodles
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