JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="itemBox" data-date="2013-12-14 00:00:00" data-name="Simple Choker">..data1.</div>
<div class="itemBox" data-date="2013-12-13 00:00:00" data-name="Double 22">..data2.</div>
<div class="itemBox" data-date="2013-12-15 00:00:00" data-name="Double 22">..data3.</div>
<div class="itemBox" data-date="2013-12-11 00:00:00" data-name="Double 22">..data4.</div>
<div class="itemBox" data-date="2013-12-16 00:00:00" data-name="Double 22">..data5.</div>

JavaScript

$(".itemBox").sort(function (a, b) {
    var d1 = new Date($(a).data('date'));
    var d2 = new Date($(b).data('date'));
    return d2 < d1 ? 1 : -1;
}).appendTo('body');