title: SQL Server function to return minimum date (January 1, 1753)
body: <p>I am looking for a SQL Server function to return the minimum value for datetime, namely January 1, 1753. I'd rather not hardcode that date value into my script.</p>
  
  <p>Does anything like that exist? (For comparison, in C#, I could just do <code>DateTime.MinValue)</code>
  Or would I have to write this myself?</p>
  
  <p>I am using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express.</p>