Yes, the trick is 'table in table'.
Create a table which has 1row, 3 columns, every property set to 0.
Insert this table into one cell in your templates.
<table width="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>[ [date] ]</td>
<td>[ [month] ]</td>
<td>[ [year] ]</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>