How do I search for common values across multiple columns?

I am coordinating a schedule with 5 people across hundreds of dates, and have columns A-E filled with many rows of dates. How can I make a new column that displays all the dates (values) that each person (column) has in common with all the others?
Is there a simple formula for this?
thanks!

Scarampella,
A second table can be used to find your matching dates.
Here's an example:
The formula in Matching Dates is:
=IF(ISERROR(MATCH(A,Table 1 :: A, 0)+MATCH(A,Table 1 :: B, 0)+MATCH(A,Table 1 :: C, 0)+MATCH(A,Table 1 :: D, 0)+MATCH(A,Table 1 :: E, 0)), "", A)
Basically, I look for matches in each person's list of dates, and if any fail to produce a match with the date being examined, the result is a miss, and if all match, it's a hit. You can sort the result to get a short list of matches without spaces.
Regards,
Jerry

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