On 5th May 1683, Nathaniel Pickett, 28, of Hull, cut the brig Ararinah lying in the Humber and was convicted at York Castle, where he was hanged on 30th July 1684. Author: I confess I don’t know what offence ‘cutting’ a ship was.
On 5th May 1802, Beverley Corporation decided to create a lock at the junction of Beverley Beck with the River Hull; from that point, the Beck ceased to be tidal.
On 5th May 1853, 2 ploughmen at Langtoft narrowly escaped death when lightning struck and destroyed their ploughs and killed 3 plough horses.
On 5th May 1863, Mr F.O. Martin Held inspected the Leonard Chamberlain charities and concluded that the late Edward Thompson, a bankrupt, owed the charity over £700, and that there were other irregularities. The charity had then been operating for 147 years, and is still in existence today.
On 5th May 1915, a Zeppelin dropped bombs on Driffield; it smashed windows, but caused no injuries.
On 5th May 1930, Hull-born Amy Johnson set off on her solo 11,000 mile flight to Darwin. She was attempting to beat the record of 16 days, only a year after her own first solo flight.
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