Yorkshire on Saturday 28 December 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 28 December 1642: Four months into the Civil War, the Puritan John Shawe of Rotherham preaches iconoclasm at St. Mary’s, Beverley
- 28 December 1872: The tower of St Peter’s, Earlsheaton (Dewsbury) rings a true peal of Kent treble bob major – 16,608 changes in 9 hours 50 minutes – setting a new national record
- 28 December 1886: James Lonsdale Broderick (45) makes his final journey, from Hawes over Buttertubs Pass to a grave above the family farm near Crackpot (Swaledale)
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 08:16-15:49, zenith 12:03
- Moon: rise 06:28 set 13:06, waning crescent
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 08:21-15:54, zenith 12:07
- Moon: rise 06:34 set 13:10, waning crescent
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 08:25-15:48, zenith 12:06
- Moon: rise 06:39 set 13:03, waning crescent
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 08:19-15:56, zenith 12:07
- Moon: rise 06:30 set 13:13, waning crescent
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 08:20-15:51, zenith 12:06
- Moon: rise 06:33 set 13:07, waning crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ✝ Massacre of the Innocents
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