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\documentclass[]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{375.57637pt}
\usepackage{spreadtab}
\begin{document}
\begin{spreadtab}{{tabular}{cc}}
@1789/7/14 & engshortdatetonum(a1)\\
2001/1/1 :={} & engshortdatetonum([-1,0])\\
engshortdatetonum(0/3/1) & engshortdatetonum(\number\year/\number\month/\number\day)\\
englongdatetonum(February 13, 2005) & englongdatetonum(\today)\\
@July 1, 1970 & englongdatetonum(a5)\\\hline
@2010/11/23 & engshortdatetonum([-1,0])\\
@2010/1/1 & engshortdatetonum([-1,0])\\
@difference & :={[0,-2]-[0,-1]} days
\end{spreadtab}
\end{document}