public static void main(String[] args) {

        String datka = "MAY 1 2013";
        DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("MMM d yyyy",Locale.ENGLISH);
        Date date1 = format.parse(datka);
        System.out.println(date1);
    }
}
такая ошибка Error:(16, 34) java: unreported exception java.text.ParseException; must be caught or declared to be thrown