Yorkshire on Monday 21 October 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 21 October 1536: Henry VIII’s herald encounters part of the Pilgrimage of Grace at Pontefract
- 21 October 1555: Wool middlemen are once more permitted at Halifax to avoid the destruction of the local economy
- 21 October 1830: William Smith stands trial for the theft of William Taylor’s hat during a Monday all-nighter at the Labour In Vain pub in Hull
Proverbially:
Munday flitte
Neaver sitte.
(Best 1857)
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 07:39-17:52, zenith 12:45
- Moon: set 13:42 rise 19:37, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 07:44-17:57, zenith 12:50
- Moon: set 13:48 rise 19:42, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 07:44-17:54, zenith 12:49
- Moon: set 13:54 rise 19:33, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 07:43-17:57, zenith 12:50
- Moon: set 13:44 rise 19:45, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 07:42-17:54, zenith 12:48
- Moon: set 13:47 rise 19:38, waning gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ✝ John Twenge – women in difficult labour, fishermen ✝ Martin of Tours – reformed alcoholics, France, betrayed by geese when seeking to avert bishopric by hiding in their barn ! Trafalgar Day
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