The Codex ( or Developer Resources ) is a fantastic tool when you’re unsure about a function. Looking at the parameter list for the_date() it says:
the_date( $format, $before, $after, $echo );
So you need to pass in a format as the first parameter, then your HTML tags like you have it. An example could look like this:
the_date( 'l, F j, Y', '<h4 class="entry-date">', '</h4>' );
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