To see this in action: User:Timeshifter/Sandbox34.

From here:

Plain Numbered
Wikitext
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Date
|-
| John
| April 1, 2007
|-
| Dick
| April 2, 2007
|-
| Harry
| April 3, 2007
|}
{| class="wikitable autonumber"
! Name
! Date
|-
| John
| April 1, 2007
|-
| Dick
| April 2, 2007
|-
| Harry
| April 3, 2007
|}
Display
Name Date
John April 1, 2007
Dick April 2, 2007
Harry April 3, 2007
# Name Date
1 John April 1, 2007
2 Dick April 2, 2007
3 Harry April 3, 2007