diff --git a/gramps/src/Date.py b/gramps/src/Date.py
index d03042245..4ce95a93a 100644
--- a/gramps/src/Date.py
+++ b/gramps/src/Date.py
@@ -812,16 +812,10 @@ class SingleDate:
                 mon = string.lower(matches[2])
             else:
                 mon = string.lower(matches[2])[0:l]
-            if month_map.has_key(mon):
-                self.setYear(int(matches[3]))
-                self.setMonth(month_map[mon]+1)
-                self.setDay(int(matches[1]))
-                return
-            else:
-                self.setYear(int(matches[3]))
-                self.setMonth(UNDEF)
-                self.setDay(UNDEF)
-                return
+            self.setYear(int(matches[3]))
+            self.setMonthStr(mon)
+            self.setDay(int(matches[1]))
+            return
         match = SingleDate.fmt3.match(text)
         if match:
             matches = match.groups()
@@ -840,7 +834,7 @@ class SingleDate:
             else:
                 mon = string.lower(matches[1])[0:l]
             self.setYearVal(matches[2])
-            self.setMonth(month_map[mon]+1)
+            self.setMonthStr(mon)
             self.day = UNDEF
             return
 
diff --git a/gramps/src/const.py b/gramps/src/const.py
index 012b21366..88c409014 100644
--- a/gramps/src/const.py
+++ b/gramps/src/const.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ startup        = 1
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 progName     = "GRAMPS"
-version      = "0.7.3-snap20020414"
+version      = "0.7.3"
 copyright    = "© 2001 Donald N. Allingham"
 authors      = ["Donald N. Allingham", "David Hampton","Donald A. Peterson"]
 comments     = _("GRAMPS (Genealogical Research and Analysis "