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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.
Syntax
{ { birth date and age2 | specified year | specified month | specified day | year of birth | month of birth | day of birth } }
Format
{ { birth date and age2 | yyyy | mm | dd | yyyy | mm | dd | df=y} }
Example
{ { birth date and age2 |1988|6|10 |1961|7|4 |df=y} } produces: (1961-07-04 ) 4 July 1961 (aged 26)
Template parameters[ Edit template data ]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter Description Type Status Specified year 1Adds the specified year.
Example 1970 Number suggested Specified month 2Adds the specified month.
Example 5 Number suggested Specified day 3Adds the specified day.
Example 23 Number suggested Birth year 4no description
Example 1952 Number suggested Birth month 5no description
Example 4 Number suggested Birth day 6no description
Example 18 Number suggested date first format dfsets format to dmy
Example y, yes String optional month first format mfmf=yes sets format to mdy
Default this is the templates default Unknown optional
Birth, death and age templates
Birth, death, age
Template Description / use { { BirthDeathAge } } Combines functions of {{birth date}}, {{birth-date}}, {{birth date and age}}, {{birth year and age}}, {{death date}}, {{death-date}}, {{death date and age}} and {{death year and age}}. { { birth date } } To display a birth date and related hidden metadata. { { birth-date } } { { birth date and age } } { { birth date} } with suffix "(age N )". { { birth date and age2 } } { { birth date and age} } plus age as of a specified date. { { birth-date and age } } As { { birth date and age} } but accepts dates in text form ("15 June 1950", "June 15, 1950", "June 1950", etc). { { birth year and age } } Year of birth and approximate age. { { Birth based on age as of date } } To display approximate birth year and current age given a particular date (e.g. when a dated reference mentions the age of a person). { { Birth date based on age at death } } To display approximate birth year based on age at death.
Template Description / use { { death date } } To display a death date and related hidden metadata. { { death-date } } { { death date and age } } { { death date} } with suffix "(aged N )". Also called with { { event date and age} } { { death-date and age } } As { { death date and age} } but accepts dates in text form ("15 June 1950", "June 15, 1950", "June 1950", etc). { { death date and given age } } To display a death date and specified age. { { death year and age } } To display a year of and approximate age at death.
Age only
Template Description / use { { age } } Age based on number of complete years between two dates. { { age nts } } { { age} } with output formatted for use in sortable tables . { { age as of date } } Current age (in years) from a known age at a specified date. { { age for infant } } Current age for infant: months and days up to one year, years and months up to three years, and years beyond.
Miscellaneous
Template Description / use { { OldStyleDate } } Dates pre-1584 in Julian calendar