Template:This date in recent years/doc

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June 2 in recent years
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  2023 (Friday)
  2022 (Thursday)
  2021 (Wednesday)
  2020 (Tuesday)
  2019 (Sunday)
  2018 (Saturday)
  2017 (Friday)
  2016 (Thursday)
  2015 (Tuesday)

Description[edit]

This template is used to display a box on all of the date articles (January 1 ... December 31) listing the date in recent years. It also shows what day of the week the date was in previous years.

Usage[edit]

No parameter
This template can be used on without any parameter.
{{This date in recent years}}
  • On date articles the template defaults to the page name.
  • On other articles the template defaults to the current date.
Specifying a date
A specific date can be input as an unnamed parameter in either day-month or month-day format.
{{This date in recent years|January 1}}
{{This date in recent years|1 January}}
Float left
The default of the template is to float right. The template can be placed on the left using the float parameter.
{{This date in recent years|float=left}}
{{This date in recent years|January 1|float=left}}
{{This date in recent years|1 January|float=left}}

Technical details[edit]

This template uses a series of subtemplates. These are listed below.

next step
Template:This date in recent years/validate (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
then
Template:This date in recent years/title (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
29 February split
Template:This date in recent years/table (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) (for ordinary dates)
or
Template:This date in recent years/prevleap (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) (for 29 February)
Template:This date in recent years/1stleap (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) (for 29 February),
Template:This date in recent years/2ndleap (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) (for 29 February),
Template:This date in recent years/3rdleap (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) (for 29 February),
Template:This date in recent years/4thleap (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) (for 29 February),
Template:This date in recent years/5thleap (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) (for 29 February),
Template:This date in recent years/6thleap (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) (for 29 February)

and

Template:This date in recent years/7thleap (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) (for 29 February)
calling
Template:This date in recent years/nextleap (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) (for 29 February)
then
Template:This date in recent years/row (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) (for all dates)
Template:This date in recent years/entry (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)