diff --git a/gramps/plugins/drawreport/statisticschart.py b/gramps/plugins/drawreport/statisticschart.py
index 6bd5fa884..f631ffcb6 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/drawreport/statisticschart.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/drawreport/statisticschart.py
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class Extract:
         if date:
             year = date.get_year()
             if year:
-                return [self._get_date(Date(year))] # localized year
+                return [str(year)]
         return [_T_("Date(s) missing")]
 
     def get_month(self, event):
@@ -672,7 +672,6 @@ class Extract:
         self._locale = rlocale
         self._ = rlocale.translation.sgettext
         self._get_type = rlocale.get_type
-        self._get_date = rlocale.get_date
 
         data = []
         ext = self.extractors
@@ -789,12 +788,21 @@ class StatisticsChart(Report):
         else:
             genders = None
 
+        # needed for keyword based localization
+        mapping = {
+            'genders': genders,
+            'year_from': year_from,
+            'year_to': year_to
+        }
+
         if genders:
-            span_string = self._("%s born") % genders
+            span_string = self._("%(genders)s born "
+                                 "%(year_from)04d-%(year_to)04d"
+                                ) % mapping
         else:
-            span_string = self._("Persons born")
-        span_string += " %s-%s" % (self._get_date(Date(year_from)), # localized
-                                   self._get_date(Date(year_to)))
+            span_string = self._("Persons born "
+                                 "%(year_from)04d-%(year_to)04d"
+                                ) % mapping
 
         people = self.filter.apply(self.database,
                                    self.database.iter_person_handles(),
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/graph/gvfamilylines.py b/gramps/plugins/graph/gvfamilylines.py
index 5507558ea..d594daf67 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/graph/gvfamilylines.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/graph/gvfamilylines.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(".FamilyLines")
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from gramps.gen.const import GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
 _ = glocale.translation.gettext
-from gramps.gen.lib import EventRoleType, EventType, Person, PlaceType
+from gramps.gen.lib import EventRoleType, EventType, Person, PlaceType, Date
 from gramps.gen.utils.file import media_path_full
 from gramps.gen.utils.thumbnails import (get_thumbnail_path, SIZE_NORMAL,
                                          SIZE_LARGE)
@@ -811,7 +811,8 @@ class FamilyLinesReport(Report):
             if bth_event and self._incdates:
                 date = bth_event.get_date_object()
                 if self._just_years and date.get_year_valid():
-                    birth_str = '%i' % date.get_year()
+                    birth_str = self._get_date( # localized year
+                        Date(date.get_year()))
                 else:
                     birth_str = self._get_date(date)
 
@@ -826,7 +827,8 @@ class FamilyLinesReport(Report):
             if dth_event and self._incdates:
                 date = dth_event.get_date_object()
                 if self._just_years and date.get_year_valid():
-                    death_str = '%i' % date.get_year()
+                    death_str = self._get_date( # localized year
+                        Date(date.get_year()))
                 else:
                     death_str = self._get_date(date)
 
@@ -953,7 +955,8 @@ class FamilyLinesReport(Report):
                         if self._incdates:
                             date = event.get_date_object()
                             if self._just_years and date.get_year_valid():
-                                wedding_date = '%i' % date.get_year()
+                                wedding_date = self._get_date( # localized year
+                                    Date(date.get_year()))
                             else:
                                 wedding_date = self._get_date(date)
                         # get the wedding location
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/graph/gvrelgraph.py b/gramps/plugins/graph/gvrelgraph.py
index 04b695b57..aa5f6749b 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/graph/gvrelgraph.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/graph/gvrelgraph.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ from gramps.gen.plug.report import Report
 from gramps.gen.plug.report import utils
 from gramps.gen.plug.report import MenuReportOptions
 from gramps.gen.plug.report import stdoptions
-from gramps.gen.lib import ChildRefType, EventRoleType, EventType
+from gramps.gen.lib import ChildRefType, EventRoleType, EventType, Date
 from gramps.gen.utils.file import media_path_full, find_file
 from gramps.gen.utils.thumbnails import get_thumbnail_path
 from gramps.gen.relationship import get_relationship_calculator
@@ -718,7 +718,8 @@ class RelGraphReport(Report):
             event_date = event.get_date_object()
             if event_date.get_year_valid():
                 if self.event_choice in [4, 5]:
-                    return '%i' % event_date.get_year()
+                    return self._get_date( # localized year
+                        Date(event_date.get_year()))
                 elif self.event_choice in [1, 2, 3, 7]:
                     return self._get_date(event_date)
         return ''
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/webreport/webcal.py b/gramps/plugins/webreport/webcal.py
index 94fa94878..564884ddd 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/webreport/webcal.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/webreport/webcal.py
@@ -708,7 +708,8 @@ class WebCalReport(Report):
         th_txt = month_name
         if cal == 'wc': # webcalendar()
             if not self.multiyear:
-                th_txt = '%s %04d' % (month_name, year)
+                th_txt = '%s %s' % (month_name,
+                                    self._get_date(Date(year))) # localized
 
         # begin calendar table and table head
         with Html("table", class_="calendar",