Yorkshire on Saturday 27 April 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 27 April 1703: Ralph Thoresby of Leeds sends a list of “local” dialect words to the naturalist and linguist John Ray – an alphabet of your compiler’s favourites
- 27 April 1888: Edwin Wild (6 months) of Sheffield is attacked for his milk by a ratting ferret while being cared for by his grandparents
- 27 April 1924: In a letter to Edmund Gosse, Clifford Allbutt recalls the Brontës
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 05:30-20:27, zenith 12:58
- Moon: rise 00:08 set 06:32, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 05:35-20:32, zenith 13:03
- Moon: rise 00:14 set 06:37, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 05:31-20:33, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 00:19 set 06:28, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 05:36-20:30, zenith 13:03
- Moon: rise 00:10 set 06:40, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 05:32-20:30, zenith 13:01
- Moon: rise 00:13 set 06:33, waning gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- No red-letter days yet today, sorry!
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