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The year is written in Arabic numerals. The name of the month can be written out in full or abbreviated, or it can be indicated by Roman numerals or Arabic numerals. The day is written in Arabic numerals. [72] [73] [74] MSZ ISO 8601:2003 Iceland: No: Yes: No (dd.mm.yyyy) [75] [76] IST EN 28601:1992 India: Yes: Yes: Sometimes
Dates for Roman history before 45 BC are given in the Roman calendar, which was neither Julian nor Gregorian. When (rarely) the Julian equivalent is certain, it may be included. For dates in early Egyptian and Mesopotamian history, Julian or Gregorian equivalents are often uncertain.
The little-endian format (day, month, year; 1 June 2022) is the most popular format worldwide, followed by the big-endian format (year, month, day; 2006 June 1). Dates may be written partly in Roman numerals (i.e. the month) [citation needed] or written out partly or completely in words in the local language.
No guidance is provided about conversion of dates before March 5, -500, or after February 29, 2100 (both being Julian dates). For unlisted dates, find the date in the table closest to, but earlier than, the date to be converted. Be sure to use the correct column. If converting from Julian to Gregorian, add the number from the "Difference" column.
Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers) gives the general principles of how Wikipedia deals with the representation of numbers and dates. This present naming conventions guideline concentrates on the aspect of how numbers and dates are represented in article titles, that is the names of the articles where the content is (as opposed to redirect pages that also allow non-standardized ...
Delinks all dates and date fragments, and converts them all to the same format, either dmy (20 April 2011) and mdy (April 20, 2011). Resolves unambiguous slash-dates (e.g. 7/7/1961, 23/07/1961, 07/23/61...). Optional functions: all dates to dmy – making all dates uniformly dmy. [1] [2] all dates to mdy – ditto, but making all dates ...
When the date of birth is unknown. Genghis Khan (c. 1162 – August 18, 1227) When the date of birth is known approximately. Dionysius Exiguus (c. 470–c. 540) When dates of birth and death are known approximately. Rameses III (reigned c. 1180–c. 1150 BC) When only the dates of the reign are known and only approximately.
The nundinal cycle and a few known synchronisms—e.g., a Roman date in terms of the Attic calendar and Olympiad—are used to generate contested chronologies back to the start of the First Punic War in 264 BC. Beyond that, dates are roughly known based on clues such as the dates of harvests and seasonal religious festivals.