Yorkshire on Saturday 13 January 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 13 January 1536: Richard Layton, dissolver of monasteries, writes to Thomas Cromwell claiming that Yorkshire clergy use birth control
- 13 January 1686: A mob plunders the funeral of the Countess of Strafford at York Minster
- 13 January 1812: “My neighbours would think I was going to ruin if they could not smell my factory children half an hour after they had gone down the lane”
- 13 January 1893: The Independent Labour Party is born in Bradford as a result of the Liberal Party’s aversion to working class candidates and following a branding discussion
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 08:10-16:09, zenith 12:09
- Moon: rise 09:59 set 18:42, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 08:15-16:13, zenith 12:14
- Moon: rise 10:04 set 18:47, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 08:18-16:08, zenith 12:13
- Moon: rise 10:06 set 18:42, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 08:13-16:15, zenith 12:14
- Moon: rise 10:01 set 18:49, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 08:14-16:11, zenith 12:12
- Moon: rise 10:02 set 18:44, waxing crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ✝ Hilary of Poitiers – Hammer of the Arians £ Headingley Farmers’ Market 🗩 Coldest day of the year (Swainson 1873)
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