Yorkshire on Monday 25 March 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 25 March 1667: Burials must henceforth be in wool, in order to support woollen manufacturers and reduce linen imports
- 25 March 1685: The York apprentices ask John Reresby to lead their new militia troop
- 25 March 1831: Esther Dyson of Ecclesfield (Sheffield), charged with decapitating her infant daughter, is judged insane because she is deaf-mute
- 25 March 1938: With her life at stake, Kathleen Mumford of Middleton tells a Leeds court that she gassed her severely handicapped son to spare him
Proverbially:
Munday flitte
Neaver sitte.
(Best 1857)
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 05:48-18:26, zenith 12:07
- Moon: set 06:01 rise 18:50, full moon
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 05:52-18:31, zenith 12:12
- Moon: set 06:06 rise 18:55, full moon
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 05:51-18:30, zenith 12:10
- Moon: set 06:05 rise 18:54, full moon
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 05:52-18:30, zenith 12:11
- Moon: set 06:06 rise 18:54, full moon
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 05:50-18:29, zenith 12:10
- Moon: set 06:04 rise 18:53, full moon
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ! Lady Day – start of the legal year until 1752 and, with 11 days Gregorian adjustment, the end of your tax year
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