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This template's initial visibility currently defaults to expanded, meaning that it is fully visible. To change this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used: {{ Birth, death and age templates | state = collapsed }} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar.
The age, year, and day must be supplied as natural numbers; month can be specified as a natural number as well as by name or abbreviation (e.g. "August" or "Aug").The Gregorian calendar is assumed, with no special support provided for dual dating or the difference between Old Style and New Style dates.
This template displays a person's birth date and age at a specified date, if only their year of birth is known. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Specified year 1 Adds the specified year. Example 1970 Number suggested Birth year 2 no description Example 1952 Number suggested Specified month 3 Adds ...
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Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status; 1: 1: Insert 'B' for a birth date, leave blank for a death date. Suggested values B Auto value: String: suggested: Year of birth: 2: no description. Default Example 1942: Number: suggested: Month of birth: 3: as a ...
This template displays a person's birth date and age at a specified date. This allows you to show how old a person was at the time they participated in an event or made an achievement. Usage
The templates {{Birth year and age}} and {{Death year and age}} return a person's year of birth or death and their approximate age. The templates are useful when only the year, or year and month, of a person's birth and/or death are known, or if it is desired not to state a person's full dates of birth and death for privacy reasons.
Wikipedia uses several templates that self-update every day to keep date and age information current. These are very useful for a dynamic online encyclopedia and save users from having to regularly update that kind of information. However, when using this kind of template, a few things should be kept in mind.