Date today = new Date();
SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
String name = "bosse";

int before = jdbcTemplate.queryForInt("select count(*) from PERSON where NAME='bosse' and BIRTH_DATE='"+ formatter.format(today) + "'");

jdbcTemplate.execute("update PERSON set BIRTH_DATE='" + formatter.format(today) + "' where NAME=" + name);