JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
<form id="myForm" method="post" >
 <input class="date" type="text">
  <input type="submit" value="Submit form">
</form>

JavaScript

var date = new Date(new Date().setDate(new Date().getDate() - 1));

$('.date').datepicker({
    dateFormat: 'dd-mm-yy',
    defaultDate: date,
    minDate: Date.parse("1900-01-01"),
    maxDate: Date.parse("2100-01-01")
});