title: Using javax.validation validate the date must not be less than 1900-01-01
body: <p>i have a class which is working as the request payload for my  api . I need to validate the one of my field "dateOfBirth". Using the javax.validation.past  i am checkking the date is not  future date but i also want to validate that the date must not be less than 1900-01-01 . </p>
  
  <p>Is there any way using javax.validation api we can do it?</p>
  
  <pre><code>Class Employee{
  
   ----
   ---
    @Past(message="date of birth must be less than today")  
    @DateTimeFormate( pattern="yyyy-MM-dd")
    private Date dateOfBirth;
  
    //constuctor
  
    //getter &amp; setter
  
  }
  </code></pre>