Yorkshire on Friday 16 August 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 16 August 1819: James Lees of Saddleworth attends a public meeting in favour of male suffrage at St Peter’s Square, Manchester
- 16 August 1842: Lancastrian plug-drawing rioters invade Skipton in an attempt to halt the mills
- 16 August 1845: The York Herald is conned into posting the American actor Ira Aldridge’s sensational account of his own death
Proverbially:
Dean’t o’ Friday buy your ring,
O’ Friday dean’t put t’ spurrins [banns] in;
Dean’t wed o’ Friday. Think on o’ this,
Nowther blue nor green mun match her driss.
(Moorman 1916)
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 05:41-20:29, zenith 13:05
- Moon: set 00:23 rise 19:27, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 05:45-20:34, zenith 13:10
- Moon: set 00:27 rise 19:33, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 05:42-20:36, zenith 13:09
- Moon: set 00:18 rise 19:39, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 05:46-20:33, zenith 13:10
- Moon: set 00:31 rise 19:29, waxing gibbous
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 05:43-20:33, zenith 13:08
- Moon: set 00:24 rise 19:32, waxing gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
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