Index: newplistlib.py
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--- newplistlib.py	(revision 8619)
+++ newplistlib.py	(working copy)
@@ -191,8 +191,12 @@
         if val is None:
             break
         lst.append(int(val))
-    return datetime.datetime(*lst)
 
+    try:
+      return datetime.datetime(*lst)
+    except ValueError:
+      return datetime.datetime.min
+
 def _dateToString(d):
     return '%04d-%02d-%02dT%02d:%02d:%02dZ' % (
         d.year, d.month, d.day,