diff --git a/src/plugins/webreport/NarrativeWeb.py b/src/plugins/webreport/NarrativeWeb.py
index 31a510392..aa1436a2a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/webreport/NarrativeWeb.py
+++ b/src/plugins/webreport/NarrativeWeb.py
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ class BasePage(object):
         # position 2 = data
         info = [
             [_("Event"), "Event",  evt_hyper],
-            [DHEAD, "Date",  format_date(evt.get_date_object() )] ]
+            [DHEAD, "Date",  _dd.display(evt.get_date_object() )] ]
 
         if showplc:
             info.append([PHEAD, "Place", place_hyper])
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ class BasePage(object):
                 # 0 = column class, 1 = ordinance data
                 lds_ord_data = [
                     ["LDSType",     ord.type2xml()],
-                    ["LDSDate",     format_date(ord.get_date_object() )],
+                    ["LDSDate",     _dd.display(ord.get_date_object() )],
                     ["LDSTemple",   ord.get_temple()],
                     ["LDSPlace",    ReportUtils.place_name(db, ord.get_place_handle() )],
                     ["LDSStatus",   ord.get_status()],
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ class BasePage(object):
                     tbody += trow
 
                     addr_data_row = [
-                        ["Date",               format_date(address.get_date_object() )],
+                        ["Date",               _dd.display(address.get_date_object() )],
                         ["Streetaddress",      address.get_street()],
                         ["City",               address.get_city()],
                         ["County",             address.get_county()],
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ class BasePage(object):
                 # attach note
                 user_footer += note_text
 
-            value = format_date(date.Today())
+            value = _dd.display(date.Today())
             msg = _('Generated by <a href = "%(homepage)s">'
                           'Gramps</a> on %(date)s') % {
                           'date': value, 'homepage' : const.URL_HOMEPAGE
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ class BasePage(object):
                         confidence = None
 
                     tmp.extend("%s: %s" % (label, data)
-                        for (label, data) in [(DHEAD, format_date(sref.date)),
+                        for (label, data) in [(DHEAD, _dd.display(sref.date)),
                                               (_PAGE, sref.page),
                                               (_CONFIDENCE, confidence)]
                         if data)                                                    
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ class IndividualListPage(BasePage):
                         if birth_ref:
                             birth = db.get_event_from_handle(birth_ref.ref)
                             if birth:
-                                birth_date = format_date(birth.get_date_object())
+                                birth_date = _dd.display(birth.get_date_object())
                                 if birth.get_type() == EventType.BIRTH:
                                     tcell += birth_date
                                 else:
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ class IndividualListPage(BasePage):
                         if death_ref:
                             death = db.get_event_from_handle(death_ref.ref)
                             if death:
-                                death_date = format_date(death.get_date_object())
+                                death_date = _dd.display(death.get_date_object())
                                 if death.get_type() == EventType.DEATH:
                                     tcell += death_date
                                 else:
@@ -1902,7 +1902,7 @@ class SurnamePage(BasePage):
                         if birth_ref:
                             birth = db.get_event_from_handle(birth_ref.ref)
                             if birth:  
-                                birth_date = format_date(birth.get_date_object())
+                                birth_date = _dd.display(birth.get_date_object())
                                 if birth.get_type() == EventType.BIRTH:
                                     tcell += birth_date
                                 else:
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ class SurnamePage(BasePage):
                         if death_ref:
                             death = db.get_event_from_handle(death_ref.ref)
                             if death:
-                                death_date = format_date(death.get_date_object())  
+                                death_date = _dd.display(death.get_date_object())  
                                 if death.get_type() == EventType.DEATH:
                                     tcell += death_date
                                 else:
@@ -2610,7 +2610,7 @@ class MediaPage(BasePage):
                     if date:
                         trow = Html("tr") + (
                             Html("td", DHEAD, class_ = "ColumnAttribute", inline = True),
-                            Html("td", format_date(date), class_ = "ColumnValue", inline = True)
+                            Html("td", _dd.display(date), class_ = "ColumnValue", inline = True)
                             )
                         table += trow
 
@@ -3125,7 +3125,7 @@ class MediaListPage(BasePage):
         
                 for handle in mlist:
                     media = db.get_object_from_handle(handle)
-                    date = format_date(media.get_date_object() )
+                    date = _dd.display(media.get_date_object() )
                     title = media.get_description()
                     if not title:
                         title = "[untitled]"