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Date.new on a Str input only accepts non-negative year numbers:
> Date.new("-1234-01-01")
Invalid Date string '-1234-01-01'; use yyyy-mm-dd instead
in any at
/home/zefram/usr/rakudo/rakudo/install/share/perl6/runtime/./CORE.setting.moarvm:1
in block <unit> at <unknown file>:1
The class is actually capable of handling negative year numbers, and
accepts them in numeric .new inputs. It would be more awesome, and not
at all difficult, to accept the full unlimited range of year numbers in
ISO 8601 string input. (Don't forget to apply the proper rules regarding
the use of sign characters.)
-zefram
