This page describes a standard layout to use when adding millennia, centuries, decades, or years to the history timeline. Any comments on changes to this format should be added via Wikipedia Talk:Timeline standards
Articles for the year 500 BC and earlier should be redirected to the relevant decade. Articles for the year 1700 BC and earlier should be redirected to the relevant century. Articles for the year 4000 BC and earlier should be redirected to the relevant millennium.
Here is the format for the Year pages. Note: Wikipedia:Wikiproject Years is being worked on as an updated version of this.
Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century
Decades: 1400s 1410s 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s
Years: 1451 1452 1453 1454 1455 - 1456 - 1457 1458 1459 1460 1461
Events
Births
Deaths
End of format for the Years
Here is the format for the Decade pages
Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades: 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s - 80s - 90s 100s 110s 120s 130s
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89
Events and Trends
Significant People
End of format for the Decade pages
Here is the format for the century pages
1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century - other centuries
Events and Trends
Significant People
Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions
Decades and Years
End of format for the century pages
