diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index e765e11e8..5b2862f84 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 	* src/PaperMenu.py (GrampsPaperComboBox.set): Compare paper names.
 
+	* src/ReportUtils.py (born_died_str): Find events to reference.
+
 2005-02-18  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
 	* src/EditPerson.py: more readonly patches
 	* src/EventEdit.py: more readonly patches
diff --git a/gramps2/src/ReportUtils.py b/gramps2/src/ReportUtils.py
index 6585ed87d..5a1751cb5 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/ReportUtils.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/ReportUtils.py
@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@ def born_died_str(database,person,endnotes=None,name_object=None,person_name=Non
     bdate,bplace,bdate_full,ddate,dplace,ddate_full = \
                             get_birth_death_strings(database,person)
 
+    birth = database.get_event_from_handle(person.get_birth_handle())
+    death = database.get_event_from_handle(person.get_death_handle())
+
     if person.get_gender() == RelLib.Person.MALE:
         if bdate:
             if bplace: