from typing import Tuple
from datetime import datetime


def parse_date(date: str) -> Tuple[str, float]:
    """Format date to string and milliseconds since epoch."""

    original_dt = datetime.strptime(date, '%m/%d/%Y')
    date_milliseconds = original_dt.timestamp() * 1000
    date_string = original_dt.strftime('%d.%m.%y')

    return date_string, date_milliseconds