Alternatively, just select spin button from the Control Toolbox toolbar, draw it on your page, then right click and go to Properties. In the field marked Linked Cell, put the cell rreference you want it to connect to (E.g: A2) then set Max Length to about 10,000,000 to give yourself plenty of range. Now close the Properties window and take yourself out of design mode. Now right click on the cell you linked to, and pick Format Cells.
Go to the Number tab and choose Date from the menu, and pick the type of date format you want to use. Hey presto