<date>

<date> contains a date in any format. 3.5.4 Dates and Times 2.2.4 Publication, Distribution, etc. 2.5 The Revision Description 3.11.2.3 Imprint, Pagination, and Other Details 15.2.3 The Setting Description 13.3.6 Dates and Times
Module core — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
In addition to global attributes att.datable (att.datable.w3c (@period, @when, @notBefore, @notAfter, @from, @to)) (att.datable.iso (@when-iso, @notBefore-iso, @notAfter-iso, @from-iso, @to-iso)) att.duration (att.duration.w3c (@dur)) (att.duration.iso (@dur-iso)) att.editLike (@evidence, @source) (att.dimensions (@unit, @quantity, @extent, @precision, @scope) (att.ranging (@atLeast, @atMost, @min, @max)) ) (att.responsibility (@cert, @resp)) att.typed (@type, @subtype)
calendar indicates the system or calendar to which the date represented by the content of this element belongs.
Status Optional
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
data.enumerated
Suggested values include:
Gregorian
Gregorian calendar
Julian
Julian calendar
Islamic
Islamic or Muslim (hijri) lunar calendar
Hebrew
Hebrew or Jewish lunisolar calendar
Revolutionary
French Revolutionary calendar
Iranian
Iranian or Persian (Jalaali) solar calendar
Coptic
Coptic or Alexandrian calendar
Chinese
Chinese lunisolar calendar
He was born on <date calendar="Gregorian">Feb. 22, 1732</date>
(<date calendar="Julian" when="1732-02-22"> Feb. 11, 1731/32, O.S.</date>).
Used by
model.dateLike model.publicationStmtPart
May contain
analysis: c cl interp interpGrp m pc phr s span spanGrp w
certainty: certainty precision respons
core: abbr add address binaryObject cb choice corr date del distinct email emph expan foreign gap gloss graphic hi index lb measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num orig pb ptr ref reg rs sic soCalled term time title unclear
dictionaries: lang oRef oVar pRef pVar
figures: figure formula
gaiji: g
header: idno
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp seg timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName nameLink offset orgName persName placeName region roleName settlement state surname
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
tagdocs: att code gi ident specDesc specList tag val
textcrit: app witDetail
transcr: addSpan am damage damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift restore space subst supplied surplus
verse: caesura rhyme
Declaration 

<rng:element name="date">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.datable.w3c.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.datable.iso.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.duration.w3c.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.duration.iso.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.editLike.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.dimensions.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.ranging.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.responsibility.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="calendar">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>Gregorian</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Julian</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Islamic</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Hebrew</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Revolutionary</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Iranian</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Coptic</rng:value>
    <rng:value>Chinese</rng:value>
    <rng:data type="Name"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:zeroOrMore>
  <rng:choice>
   <rng:text/>
   <rng:ref name="model.gLike"/>
   <rng:ref name="model.phrase"/>
   <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
  </rng:choice>
 </rng:zeroOrMore>
</rng:element>
element date
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.datable.w3c.attributes,
   att.datable.iso.attributes,
   att.duration.w3c.attributes,
   att.duration.iso.attributes,
   att.editLike.attributes,
   att.dimensions.attributes,
   att.ranging.attributes,
   att.responsibility.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   attribute calendar
   {
      "Gregorian"
    | "Julian"
    | "Islamic"
    | "Hebrew"
    | "Revolutionary"
    | "Iranian"
    | "Coptic"
    | "Chinese"
    | xsd:Name
   }?,
   ( text | model.gLike | model.phrase | model.global )*
}
Example
<date when="1980-02">early February 1980</date>
Example
Given on the <date when="1977-06-12">Twelfth Day
of June in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy-seven of the Republic
the Two Hundredth and first and of the University the Eighty-Sixth.</date>
Example
<date when="1990-09">September 1990</date>