diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 98b8c22b7d673d59f255948f1022f87135263725..98cfa519c320355fbef71071ba04837dd58cfef2 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
+import datetime
 import pathlib
+import random
+
+import pytest
 
 TEST_DIR = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
 
 def relpath(*parts):
     return TEST_DIR / pathlib.Path(*parts)
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def any_date():
+    return datetime.date.today() - datetime.timedelta(days=730 - random.randint(0, 365))