[#BloombergLP-bdlt-Date-2constructor-0f] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bdlt.adoc[bdlt]::xref:BloombergLP/bdlt/Date.adoc[Date]::Date :relfileprefix: ../../../ :mrdocs: Create a `Date` object having the earliest supported date value, i.e., having a year/month/day representation of `0001/01/01`. == Synopsis Declared in `<bdlt_date.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- Date(); ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#