diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9365614..a4f4a03 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ language: python
 
 python:
   - "2.7"
-  - "2.6"
 
 env:
   - NUODB_ROOT=/opt/nuodb NUODB_INCLUDE_DIR=/opt/nuodb/include NUODB_LIB_DIR=/opt/nuodb/lib64 NODE_PATH=/usr/local/bin NUODB_VERSION=1.0.2
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8968fae..74d9c52 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,4 +37,8 @@ install:
 test:
 	python run_tests.py
 	
+deploy:
+	python setup.py register
+	python setup.py sdist upload
+	
 .PHONY: all install test
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diff --git a/pynuodb/datatype.py b/pynuodb/datatype.py
index 209d542..510323c 100644
--- a/pynuodb/datatype.py
+++ b/pynuodb/datatype.py
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ def TimestampFromTicks(ticks, micro = 0):
 def DateToTicks(value):
     """Converts a Date object to ticks."""
     timeStruct = Date(value.year, value.month, value.day).timetuple()
-    return int(time.mktime(timeStruct))
+    try:
+        return int(time.mktime(timeStruct))
+    except:
+        raise DataError("Year out of range")
 
 def TimeToTicks(value):
     """Converts a Time object to ticks."""
@@ -79,11 +82,14 @@ def TimeToTicks(value):
 def TimestampToTicks(value):
     """Converts a Timestamp object to ticks."""
     timeStruct = Timestamp(value.year, value.month, value.day, value.hour, value.minute, value.second).timetuple()
-    if value.microsecond:
-        micro = decimal.Decimal(value.microsecond) / decimal.Decimal(1000000)
-        return (int((decimal.Decimal(int(time.mktime(timeStruct))) + micro) * decimal.Decimal(int(10**(len(str(micro)) - 2)))), len(str(micro)) - 2)
-    else:
-        return (int(time.mktime(timeStruct)), 0)
+    try:
+        if value.microsecond:
+            micro = decimal.Decimal(value.microsecond) / decimal.Decimal(1000000)
+            return (int((decimal.Decimal(int(time.mktime(timeStruct))) + micro) * decimal.Decimal(int(10**(len(str(micro)) - 2)))), len(str(micro)) - 2)
+        else:
+            return (int(time.mktime(timeStruct)), 0)
+    except:
+        raise DataError("Year out of range")
 
 class TypeObject(object):
     def __init__(self, *values):
diff --git a/tests/nuodb_basic_test.py b/tests/nuodb_basic_test.py
index 7197bfe..9fa4570 100644
--- a/tests/nuodb_basic_test.py
+++ b/tests/nuodb_basic_test.py
@@ -717,7 +717,18 @@ def test_all_types(self):
             try:
                 cursor.execute("drop table typetest if exists")
             finally:
-                con.close()            
+                con.close()  
+                
+    def test_param_date_error(self):
+        con = self._connect()
+        cursor = con.cursor()
+        cursor.execute("drop table typetest if exists")
+        cursor.execute("create table typetest (id integer GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY, date_col date)")
+
+        test_vals = (pynuodb.Date(1900, 1, 1),)
+            
+        with self.assertRaises(pynuodb.DataError): 
+            cursor.execute("insert into typetest (date_col) values (?)", test_vals)            
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
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