diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index a98232fd6..08b06a775 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 2006-11-08  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
 	* src/date_test.py: Correct import of Date object
-	* src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py: Fix parsing of baptism date
+	* src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py: Fix parsing of baptism date; Properly
+	parse death date in case birth date is unknown
 
 2006-11-08  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/DataViews/_RelationView.py: add toolbar buttons, catch edit
diff --git a/gramps2/src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py b/gramps2/src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py
index 66fcf2fe9..7527c5152 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ class GeneWebParser:
         dateRe = re.compile("^[kmes0-9~<>?]+.*$")
         
         source = None
+        birth_parsed = False
         birth_date = None
         birth_place = None
         birth_source = None
@@ -656,9 +657,10 @@ class GeneWebParser:
                 person.set_privacy(True)
                 idx += 1
             elif dateRe.match( fields[idx]):
-                if not birth_date:
+                if not birth_parsed:
                     self.debug("Birth Date: %s" % fields[idx])
                     birth_date = self.parse_date(self.decode(fields[idx]))
+                    birth_parsed = True
                 else:
                     self.debug("Death Date: %s" % fields[idx])
                     death_date = self.parse_date(self.decode(fields[idx]))