Template:Birth date and age2

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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.

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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)

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This template displays a person's birth date and age at a specified date.

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
Specified month	`2`	Adds the specified month. Example 5	Number	suggested
Specified day	`3`	Adds the specified day. Example 23	Number	suggested
Birth year	`4`	no description Example 1952	Number	suggested
Birth month	`5`	no description Example 4	Number	suggested
Birth day	`6`	no description Example 18	Number	suggested
date first format	`df`	sets format to dmy Example y, yes	String	optional
month first format	`mf`	mf=yes sets format to mdy Default this is the templates default	Unknown	optional

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 in years, months, weeks and days}}	Number of complete years, months, weeks and days between two dates.
{{age in years, months and days}}	Number of complete years, months and days between two dates.
{{age in years and months}}	Number of complete years and remaining months between two dates.
{{age in years and days}}	Number of complete years and remaining days between two dates.
{{age in years and days nts}}	{{age in years and days}} with output formatted for use in sortable tables.
{{age in decimal years}}	Number of years between two dates, rounded to the specified number of decimal places.
{{age in years}}	Number of years between two dates.
{{age in years nts}}	{{age in years}} with output formatted for use in sortable tables.
{{age in years and months}}	Number of years and months between two dates.
{{age in months}}	Number of months between two dates.
{{age in weeks}}	Number of weeks between two dates.
{{age in weeks and days}}	Number of weeks and days between two dates.
{{age in days}}	Age in days between two dates.
{{age in days nts}}	{{age in days}} with output formatted for use in sortable tables.

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.

Start / end dates

Template	Description / use
{{start date}} / {{end date}}
{{start-date}} / {{end-date}}
{{start date and age}}
{{end date and age}}

Miscellaneous

Template	Description / use
{{OldStyleDate}}	Dates pre-1584 in Julian calendar

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