import java.util.*; 

public class testDate 
{
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
      Calendar c=Calendar.getInstance();
      c.add(Calendar.DATE,- 1 );
      System.out.println(c.get(c.DAY_OF_MONTH) + "." + (c.get(c.MONTH)+ 1 ) + "." + c.get(c.YEAR));
  }
}

java version "1.3.1_02"
Java(TM)  2  Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build  1 . 3 .1_02-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build  1 . 3 .1_02-b02, mixed mode)