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Date

((Start date text| December 7, 1941 ))

((Start date text| December 7, 1941 )) → December 7, 1941

December 7, 1941<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtstart ">1941-12-07</span>)</span>

((Start date text/sandbox| December 7, 1941 )) → December 7, 1941

December 7, 1941<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtstart ">1941-12-07</span>)</span>

((Start date|1941|12|7)) → December 7, 1941

December&nbsp;7,&nbsp;1941<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1941-12-07</span>)</span>

((Start date text| 7 December 1941 ))

((Start date text| 7 December 1941 )) → 7 December 1941

7 December 1941<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtstart ">1941-12-07</span>)</span>

((Start date text/sandbox| 7 December 1941 )) → 7 December 1941

7 December 1941<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtstart ">1941-12-07</span>)</span>

((Start date|1941|12|7|df=y)) → 7 December 1941

7&nbsp;December&nbsp;1941<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1941-12-07</span>)</span>

Date and time

((Start date text| 5:43PM HST, December 7th, 1941 |tz= y ))

((Start date text))	→	5:43PM HST, December 7th, 1941 (1941-12-08UTC03:43Z) 5:43PM HST, December 7th, 1941<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtstart ">1941-12-08UTC03:43Z</span>)</span>
((Start date text/sandbox))	→	5:43PM HST, December 7th, 1941 (1941-12-08UTC03:43Z) 5:43PM HST, December 7th, 1941<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtstart ">1941-12-08UTC03:43Z</span>)</span>

((Start date text))

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5:43PM HST, December 7th, 1941

5:43PM HST, December 7th, 1941<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtstart ">1941-12-08UTC03:43Z</span>)</span>

((Start date text/sandbox))

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5:43PM HST, December 7th, 1941

5:43PM HST, December 7th, 1941<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtstart ">1941-12-08UTC03:43Z</span>)</span>

((Start date text| December 8, 1941 12:50PM Australia/Adelaide |tz= y ))

((Start date text))	→	December 8, 1941 12:50PM Australia/Adelaide (1941-12-08UTC03:20Z) December 8, 1941 12:50PM Australia/Adelaide<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtstart ">1941-12-08UTC03:20Z</span>)</span>
((Start date text/sandbox))	→	December 8, 1941 12:50PM Australia/Adelaide (1941-12-08UTC03:20Z) December 8, 1941 12:50PM Australia/Adelaide<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtstart ">1941-12-08UTC03:20Z</span>)</span>

((Start date text))

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December 8, 1941 12:50PM Australia/Adelaide

December 8, 1941 12:50PM Australia/Adelaide<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtstart ">1941-12-08UTC03:20Z</span>)</span>

((Start date text/sandbox))

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December 8, 1941 12:50PM Australia/Adelaide

December 8, 1941 12:50PM Australia/Adelaide<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtstart ">1941-12-08UTC03:20Z</span>)</span>

((Start date text))	→	9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 (1672-06-09) 9 June [[[Old Style and New Style dates\|O.S.]] 30 May] 1672<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtstart ">1672-06-09</span>)</span>
((Start date text/sandbox))	→	9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 (1672-06-09) 9 June [[[Old Style and New Style dates\|O.S.]] 30 May] 1672<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtstart ">1672-06-09</span>)</span>

((Start date text))

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9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672

9 June&nbsp;&#91;[[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]] 30 May&#93;&nbsp;1672<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtstart ">1672-06-09</span>)</span>

((Start date text/sandbox))

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9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672

9 June&nbsp;&#91;[[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]] 30 May&#93;&nbsp;1672<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtstart ">1672-06-09</span>)</span>

Testing main template

((Start_date_text|January 1, 2014))

January 1, 2014 (2014-01)

((Start_date_text|January 1 2014))

January 1 2014 (2014-01)

((Start_date_text|1 January, 2014))

1 January, 2014 (2024-01-01UTC20:14)

((Start_date_text|1 January 2014))

1 January 2014 (2014-01)

((Start_date_text|January 31, 2014))

January 31, 2014 (2014-01-31)

((Start_date_text|January 31 2014))

January 31 2014 (2014-01-31)

((Start_date_text|31 January, 2014))

31 January, 2014 (2024-01-31UTC20:14)

((Start_date_text|31 January 2014))

31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)