diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7bbec5850..abec1494d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-07-23  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/GrampsDb/_ReadGedcom.py (GedcomParser.func_person_even): set
+	default type for an event to CUSTOM
+
 2006-07-23  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/Filters/Rules/Person/_IsLessThanNthGenerationDescendantOf.py
 	(IsLessThanNthGenerationDescendantOf.init_list): Use new API.
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_ReadGedcom.py b/src/GrampsDb/_ReadGedcom.py
index d32a466b2..8bd1906d2 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_ReadGedcom.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_ReadGedcom.py
@@ -2837,6 +2837,7 @@ class GedcomParser(UpdateCallback):
            +1 <<EVENT_DETAIL>> {0:1} p.*
         """
         event = RelLib.Event()
+        event.set_type((RelLib.EventType.CUSTOM,""))
         event.set_gramps_id(self.emapper.find_next())
         if matches[2] and matches[2] != 'Y':
             event.set_description(matches[2])