Sweet and thanks! I manually edited the file and I got it working on Manila 2.1 (MightyROM 1/4 release). I even made a cab for it (FOR MANILA 2.1).
So now it is displayed as follows: "Thu, Jan 7, 2010"
EDIT: WARNING apparently one of the mods I have installed (clear call history/calendar text) changed the manila file I created and might clear those texts from your screen (fyi if you do have a missed call or a calendar item they will show up).