import java.util.Calendar;
public class MainClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// get a calendar using the default time zone and locale.
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
// set Date portion to January 1, 1970
calendar.set(Calendar.YEAR, 1970);
calendar.set(Calendar.MONTH, Calendar.JANUARY);
calendar.set(Calendar.DATE, 1);
// normalize the object
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
calendar.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
java.sql.Date javaSqlDate = new java.sql.Date(calendar.getTime().getTime());
}
}