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Usage
This template is used for displaying a date in both Old Style and New Style, including a discreet link to the article Old Style and New Style dates, in cases where the year is the same in both Styles.
{{OldStyleDate|NS day and month|year|OS day and month}}
If it helps you remember the order of the parameters, you may optionally choose to think of it like this:
{{OldStyleDate|NS day and month|NS year|OS day and month|OS year}}
Note that in this usage the fourth parameter will be ignored when the template is rendered (since the year is the same, otherwise use {{OldStyleDateDY}}).
Examples
- Usage:
{{OldStyleDate|2 February|1905|20 January}}- Result: 2 February [O.S. 20 January] 1905
- Usage:
{{OldStyleDate|February 2|1905|January 20}}- Result: February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905
See also
- {{OldStyleDateDY}} – for dates where the year in the Old Style is different from the New Style
- Example: 17 January 1706 [O.S. 6 January 1705]
- {{OldStyleDateNY}} – for displaying only the day and the month (no year)
- Example: 13 October [O.S. 2 October]
- {{Old Style to New Style}} – for displaying the Old Style date first with the new style date in square brackets after
- {{which calendar}} – for use with dates where it is unclear if New Style or Old Style is used