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This template accepts twelve unnamed parameters, in (up to) four groups each of the following: a link to a biographical article in bold; an abbreviation for the life event(s) that took place on this date; see the table below; the year(s) of the event
This is a documentation subpage for Template:Birth-date and age. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. This template is used on approximately 14,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed.
{{Birth, death and age templates | state = collapsed}} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar. {{ Birth, death and age templates | state = autocollapse }} will show the template autocollapsed, i.e. if there is another collapsible item on the page (a navbox, sidebar , or table with the collapsible attribute ), it ...
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.
[[Category:List templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:List templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
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.
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.
Birth date. For accurate results, if year and month only was specified for death date, year and month should be specified for birth date (that is, the degree of precision should be in agreement). Julian dates may be used, but both Death and Birth dates must be on the same calendar. – (optional) 3: The death date to display.