Introduce "updated" date header in EIP-1 (#1697)

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author: Martin Becze <mb@ethereum.org>, Hudson Jameson <hudson@ethereum.org>, and others
https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-1.md
created: 2015-10-27, 2017-02-01
created: 2015-10-27
updated: 2015-12-07, 2016-02-01, 2018-03-21, 2018-05-29, 2018-10-17
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## What is an EIP?
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` created:` <date created on>
` * updated:` <comma separated list of dates>
` * requires:` <EIP number(s)>
` * replaces:` <EIP number(s)>
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The `created` header records the date that the EIP was assigned a number. Both headers should be in yyyy-mm-dd format, e.g. 2001-08-14.
#### `updated` header
The `updated` header records the date(s) when the EIP was updated with "substantional" changes. This header is only valid for EIPs of Draft and Active status.
#### `requires` header
EIPs may have a `requires` header, indicating the EIP numbers that this EIP depends on.
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This document was derived heavily from [Bitcoin's BIP-0001] written by Amir Taaki which in turn was derived from [Python's PEP-0001]. In many places text was simply copied and modified. Although the PEP-0001 text was written by Barry Warsaw, Jeremy Hylton, and David Goodger, they are not responsible for its use in the Ethereum Improvement Process, and should not be bothered with technical questions specific to Ethereum or the EIP. Please direct all comments to the EIP editors.
December 7, 2016: EIP 1 has been improved and will be placed as a PR.
December 7, 2015: EIP 1 has been improved and will be placed as a PR.
February 1, 2016: EIP 1 has added editors, made draft improvements to process, and has merged with Master stream.
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May 29, 2018: A last call process was added.
Oct 17, 2018: The `updated` header was introduced.
See [the revision history for further details](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/commits/master/EIPS/eip-1.md), which is also available by clicking on the History button in the top right of the EIP.
### Bibliography