Input Output
31 August 2013 3 word(s)
31 <- Number
8 <- Month
2013 <- Year
2013-08-31
 (2013-08-31)31 August 2013
31 February 2013 3 word(s)
31 <- Number
2 <- Month
2013 <- Year
2013-03-03
 (2013-03-03)31 February 2013
August 27, 2013 3 word(s)
8 <- Month
27 <- Number
2013 <- Year
2013-08-27
 (2013-08-27)August 27, 2013
August 27, 2013 September 4 word(s)
8 <- Month
27 <- Number
2013 <- Year
9 <- Month
2013-08-27
 (2013-08-27)August 27, 2013 September
27/08/2013 3 word(s)
27 <- Number
08 <- Number
2013 <- Year
invalid date
27/08/2013
2013-08-27 3 word(s)
2013 <- Year
08 <- Number
27 <- Number
2013-08-27
 (2013-08-27)2013-08-27
sometime around 27th August 2013 5 word(s)
sometime
around
27 <- Number
8 <- Month
2013 <- Year
2013-08-27
 (2013-08-27)sometime around 27th August 2013
27 August 2013 (uncertain) 4 word(s)
27 <- Number
8 <- Month
2013 <- Year
uncertain
2013-08-27
 (2013-08-27)27 August 2013 (uncertain)
27 August 2013 (uncertain who was present) 7 word(s)
27 <- Number
8 <- Month
2013 <- Year
uncertain
who
was
present
2013-08-27
 (2013-08-27)27 August 2013 (uncertain who was present)
between 16 and 17 December in the year of our Lord 1770 12 word(s)
between
16 <- Number
and
17 <- Number
12 <- Month
in
the
year
of
our
Lord
1770 <- Year
1770-12-16
 (1770-12-16)between 16 and 17 December in the year of our Lord 1770
the quick brown fox 4 word(s)
the
quick
brown
fox
invalid date
the quick brown fox
99 red balloons 3 word(s)
99 <- Year
red
balloons
invalid date
99 red balloons
4 and 20 virgins went down to Inverness 8 word(s)
4 <- Number
and
20 <- Number
virgins
went
down
to
Inverness
invalid date
4 and 20 virgins went down to Inverness
02/04/2013 3 word(s)
02 <- Number
04 <- Number
2013 <- Year
invalid date
02/04/2013
32 August 2013 3 word(s)
32 <- Year
8 <- Month
2013 <- Year
invalid date
32 August 2013

Template

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The template User:RexxS/Start date freeform calls Module:Parsedate to mimic {{startdate}} but with freeform input.

  • {{User:RexxS/Start date freeform | 28 August 2013}} produces  (2013-08-28)28 August 2013

Feel free to try your own tests.