title: Getting JavaScript equivalent of DateTime.MinValue
body: <p>In C#, a date can have a min value which is <code>1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM</code>. This is nice in validation situations.</p>
  
  <p>I tried producing this value in JavaScript but it's not working:</p>
  
  <pre><code>var minDate = new Date("1/1/0001 12:00:00");
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>If I convert this to <code>toISOString()</code>, I'm getting <code>"2001-01-01T18:00:00.000Z"</code>.</p>
  
  <p>My API backend in C# is expecting a date value and I don't want to arbitrarily create my own version of <code>DateTime.MinValue</code> in JavaScript. Is there a way for me to produce this value in JavaScript?</p>