Get the smallest possible value of DateTime in CSharp

using System;/*from   w  w w.j  ava  2s . c o  m*/
public class MainClass{
  public static void Main(String[] argv){  
    DateTime date1 = new DateTime();
    Console.Write(date1);
    
    if (date1.Equals(DateTime.MinValue)){
       System.Console.WriteLine("  (Equals Date.MinValue)");
    }
  }
}