diff --git a/src/transformers/data_transformer.py b/src/transformers/data_transformer.py
index 4fbc0e0..7173577 100644
--- a/src/transformers/data_transformer.py
+++ b/src/transformers/data_transformer.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class DataTransformer:
         """Convert event_date to date object.
 
         Handles multiple input types:
-        - str: Parse from "YYYY-MM-DD" format
+        - str: Parse from "YYYY-MM-DD" format (returns None for invalid dates like '0000-00-00')
         - date: Return as-is
         - datetime: Extract date component
 
@@ -27,16 +27,23 @@ class DataTransformer:
             event_date: Date value from MySQL (str or date)
 
         Returns:
-            date object
+            date object or None for invalid dates
         """
         if isinstance(event_date, str):
-            return datetime.strptime(event_date, "%Y-%m-%d").date()
+            # Handle MySQL invalid dates (0000-00-00, etc)
+            if event_date == '0000-00-00' or not event_date or event_date.startswith('0000'):
+                return None
+            try:
+                return datetime.strptime(event_date, "%Y-%m-%d").date()
+            except ValueError:
+                # If parsing fails, return None instead of crashing
+                return None
         elif isinstance(event_date, datetime):
             return event_date.date()
         elif isinstance(event_date, date):
             return event_date
         else:
-            raise ValueError(f"Unsupported event_date type: {type(event_date)}")
+            return None
 
     @staticmethod
     def _convert_time(event_time: Any) -> time:
@@ -121,7 +128,11 @@ class DataTransformer:
         if event_date is not None and event_time is not None:
             event_date_obj = DataTransformer._convert_date(event_date)
             event_time_obj = DataTransformer._convert_time(event_time)
-            event_timestamp = datetime.combine(event_date_obj, event_time_obj)
+            # If date conversion failed (invalid MySQL date), use default timestamp
+            if event_date_obj is None or event_time_obj is None:
+                event_timestamp = datetime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+            else:
+                event_timestamp = datetime.combine(event_date_obj, event_time_obj)
         elif event_date is None or event_time is None:
             # Log a warning for records with missing date/time
             missing = []
@@ -192,7 +203,11 @@ class DataTransformer:
         if event_date is not None and event_time is not None:
             event_date_obj = DataTransformer._convert_date(event_date)
             event_time_obj = DataTransformer._convert_time(event_time)
-            event_timestamp = datetime.combine(event_date_obj, event_time_obj)
+            # If date conversion failed (invalid MySQL date), use default timestamp
+            if event_date_obj is None or event_time_obj is None:
+                event_timestamp = datetime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+            else:
+                event_timestamp = datetime.combine(event_date_obj, event_time_obj)
         elif event_date is None or event_time is None:
             # Log a warning for records with missing date/time
             missing = []