get the min date from a list

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 >>> date
['Sat, 09 Aug 2014 07:36:46 -0700', 'Fri, 8 Aug 2014 22:25:40 -0400', 
'Sat, 9 Au
g 2014 12:46:43 +1000', 'Sat, 9 Aug 2014 12:50:52 +1000', 'Sat, 9 Aug 
2014 02:51
:01 +0000 (UTC)', 'Sat, 9 Aug 2014 13:03:24 +1000', 'Sat, 09 Aug 2014 
13:06:28 +
1000', 'Fri, 8 Aug 2014 20:48:44 -0700 (PDT)', 'Fri, 8 Aug 2014 23:52:09 
-0700 (
PDT)', 'Sat, 09 Aug 2014 09:15:50 +0200', 'Sat, 9 Aug 2014 01:49:54 
-0600', 'Sat
, 9 Aug 2014 01:57:18 -0600', 'Sat, 9 Aug 2014 17:54:23 +0800 (CST)', 
'Sat, 9 Au
g 2014 12:49:08 +0200', 'Sat, 9 Aug 2014 07:31:09 -0400', 'Sat, 9 Aug 
2014 07:34
:16 -0400', 'Sat, 09 Aug 2014 11:39:16 +0000', 'Sat, 9 Aug 2014 07:40:41 
-0400',
  'Sat, 9 Aug 2014 11:46:54 +0000', 'Sat, 09 Aug 2014 13:48:17 +0200', 
'Sat, 09 A
ug 2014 21:53:11 +1000', 'Sat, 09 Aug 2014 14:13:13 +0200', 'Sat, 09 Aug 
2014 08
:16:08 -0400', 'Sat, 09 Aug 2014 22:17:25 +1000', 'Sat, 09 Aug 2014 
14:33:54 +02
00', 'Sat, 9 Aug 2014 14:46:01 +0200', 'Sat, 09 Aug 2014 10:34:58 
-0300', 'Sat,
09 Aug 2014 11:34:22 -0400', 'Sat, 09 Aug 2014 12:16:56 -0400', 'Sat, 09 
Aug 201
4 12:26:38 -0400', 'Sat, 09 Aug 2014 13:29:59 -0400', 'Sat, 09 Aug 2014 
13:43:33
  -0400', 'Sat, 9 Aug 2014 11:30:35 -0300', 'Sat, 09 Aug 2014 20:14:20 
+0200', 'S
un, 10 Aug 2014 08:18:34 +1000', 'Sat, 9 Aug 2014 18:23:08 -0400 (EDT)', 
'Sat, 0
9 Aug 2014 18:30:17 -0400', 'Sat, 09 Aug 2014 18:31:38 -0400', 'Sun, 10 
Aug 2014
  09:43:44 +1000', 'Sat, 9 Aug 2014 18:27:15 -0700 (PDT)', 'Sun, 10 Aug 
2014 03:4
4:56 +0200', 'Sun, 10 Aug 2014 01:55:24 +0000 (UTC)', 'Sun, 10 Aug 2014 
02:01:06
  +0000 (UTC)', 'Sat, 9 Aug 2014 19:41:08 -0700 (PDT)', 'Sat, 9 Aug 2014 
22:51:29
  -0400 (EDT)', 'Sun, 10 Aug 2014 07:34:44 +0200', 'Tue, 5 Aug 2014 
01:55:24 +000
0 (UTC)']
 >>> min(date)
'Fri, 8 Aug 2014 20:48:44 -0700 (PDT)'

The result is wrong,the min date should be 'Tue, 5 Aug 2014 01:55:24 +000
0 (UTC)' ,how can i get it ?