Template:Year needed

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Usage

This template is an in-line request for the year an event occurred. For the year that a source was published, use {{Year missing}}.

{{Year needed|date=April 2026}}

Template data

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The template is used to request a specific year for a mentioned event or fact. To request the year of publication for a source, use the template 'Year missing'.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	date	Provides the month and year of the request; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	String	suggested

See also

• {{List years}}, for missing years in lists
• {{When}}, a more general date request
• {{Year missing}}, for missing years in source citations
• {{CURRENTYEAR}}, a magic word to display the current year.