diff --git a/src/Simple/_SimpleAccess.py b/src/Simple/_SimpleAccess.py
index 9060f8cc0..2afcd00dd 100644
--- a/src/Simple/_SimpleAccess.py
+++ b/src/Simple/_SimpleAccess.py
@@ -571,6 +571,18 @@ class SimpleAccess:
         else:
             return u''
 
+    def event_date_obj(self, event):
+        """
+        Return a string indicating the date of the event
+
+        @param event: Event object
+        @type event: L{gen.lib.Event}
+        @return: Returns a string indicating the date of the event
+        @rtype: unicode
+        """
+        assert(isinstance(event, (gen.lib.Event, NoneType)))
+        return event.get_date_object()
+
     def event_type(self, event):
         """
         Return a string indicating the type of the event
diff --git a/src/plugins/all_events.py b/src/plugins/all_events.py
index e803483c3..0589060d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/all_events.py
+++ b/src/plugins/all_events.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def run(database, document, person):
 
     for event in event_list:
         stab.row(event, 
-                 sdb.event_date(event), 
+                 sdb.event_date_obj(event), 
                  sdb.event_place(event))
     stab.write()
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def run_fam(database, document, family):
 
     for (person, event) in event_list:
         stab.row(person, sdb.event_type(event), 
-                 sdb.event_date(event), 
+                 sdb.event_date_obj(event), 
                  sdb.event_place(event))
     stab.write()
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def run_fam(database, document, family):
                  _("Event Date"), _("Event Place"))
     for (person, event) in event_list_children:
         stab.row(person, sdb.event_type(event), 
-                 sdb.event_date(event), 
+                 sdb.event_date_obj(event), 
                  sdb.event_place(event))
     stab.write()
                                 
diff --git a/src/plugins/lineage.py b/src/plugins/lineage.py
index f6cfd9240..6d1aabb54 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lineage.py
+++ b/src/plugins/lineage.py
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ def make_details(gender, person, sa, sd, database, stab) :
     rem_str = ""
     while person:
         person_handle = person.handle
-        stab.row(person, sa.birth_date(person),
-                 sa.death_date(person), rem_str)
+        stab.row(person, sa.birth_date_obj(person),
+                 sa.death_date_obj(person), rem_str)
         #if rem_str:
         #    sd.paragraph(__FMT_REM % (_("Remark"), rem_str))