Entering custom date for event in iOS Calendar app I want to add a historical date in the iOS Calendar app. To do this I currently have to flick through the date picker control like forever, until I roll back to where I want.

This is appalling slow and frustrating. Is there a way of just entering the date I want?
For older dates it‘s easier to navigate to the date first, and enter the event there:


Switch to year view (tap the Month and Year label at top left)
Scroll back in time to the year you want to add the event
Tap on the day you want to add the event on
Tap ＋ as usual