Can u help me in setting date in proper format in coldfusion form's output

When i fire insert query at output i get date in format 1/1/1900 even if i type any date it shows as 1/1/1900.On the form it is displayed correctly but after submit button is pressed in output i get the date  in this format when i enter any date in the form as 01/01/1900.Can anyone please help already frustrated