const sortedActivities = activities.sort((a, b) => b.date - a.date)
array = [{ id: 1, name: "test1", date: "2020-01-05" id: 2, name: "test2", date: "2020-01-02" }] array.sort(function (a, b) { var dateA = new Date(a.date), dateB = new Date(b.date) return dateA - dateB }); console.log(array) //array is now sorted by date