diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 378a7eb5d..399d2cc27 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+3.0.2 (2016-02-DD)
+------------------
+
+Enhancements
+ -
+
+Bug fixes
+ - [web] handle birthday dates before 1970
+
 3.0.1 (2016-02-05)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactEditor.m b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactEditor.m
index e01d6ca39..dd9212c85 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactEditor.m
+++ b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactEditor.m
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ static Class SOGoContactGCSEntryK = Nil;
   NSMutableArray *units, *categories;
   NSCalendarDate *date;
   id o;
-  unsigned int i, year, month, day, seconds;
+  int seconds;
+  unsigned int i, year, month, day;
 
   [card setNWithFamily: [attributes objectForKey: @"c_sn"]
                  given: [attributes objectForKey: @"c_givenname"]
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ static Class SOGoContactGCSEntryK = Nil;
               forKey: @""];
 
   seconds = [[NSString stringWithFormat: @"%@", [attributes objectForKey: @"birthday"]] intValue];
-  if (seconds > 0)
+  if (seconds != 0)
     {
       date = [NSCalendarDate dateWithTimeIntervalSince1970: seconds];
       year = [date yearOfCommonEra];
diff --git a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactViewTemplate.wox b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactViewTemplate.wox
index 36ff7a71f..75cc90919 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactViewTemplate.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactViewTemplate.wox
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@
           </header>
           <section class="msg-body">
 
-            <div class="pseudo-input-container" ng-show="editor.card.$birthday().length">
+            <div class="pseudo-input-container" ng-show="editor.card.birthday">
               <div class="key">
                 <label class="pseudo-input-label">
                   <var:string label:value="Birthday"/>
                 </label>
               </div>
               <div class="pseudo-input-field">
-                <span>{{editor.card.$birthday()}}</span>
+                <span>{{editor.card.$birthday}}</span>
               </div>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/Card.service.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/Card.service.js
index a66293e1d..db34dfa56 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/Card.service.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/Card.service.js
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
     angular.extend(Card, {
       $$resource: new Resource(Settings.activeUser('folderURL') + 'Contacts', Settings.activeUser()),
       $timeout: $timeout,
-      $gravatar: Gravatar
+      $gravatar: Gravatar,
+      $Preferences: Preferences
     });
     // Initialize categories from user's defaults
     Preferences.ready().then(function() {
@@ -170,6 +171,9 @@
                                 this.$omit(),
                                 { action: action })
       .then(function(data) {
+        // Format birthdate
+        if (_this.birthday)
+          _this.$birthday = Card.$Preferences.$mdDateLocaleProvider.formatDate(_this.birthday);
         // Make a copy of the data for an eventual reset
         _this.$shadowData = _this.$omit(true);
         return data;
@@ -281,18 +285,6 @@
     return fullname.join(' ');
   };
 
-  /**
-   * @function $birthday
-   * @memberof Card.prototype
-   * @returns the formatted birthday object
-   */
-  Card.prototype.$birthday = function() {
-    if (this.birthday) {
-      return [this.birthday.getFullYear(), this.birthday.getMonth() + 1, this.birthday.getDate()].join('/');
-    }
-    return '';
-  };
-
   Card.prototype.$isCard = function() {
     return this.c_component == 'vcard';
   };
@@ -468,6 +460,7 @@
       });
       if (_this.birthday) {
         _this.birthday = new Date(_this.birthday * 1000);
+        _this.$birthday = Card.$Preferences.$mdDateLocaleProvider.formatDate(_this.birthday);
       }
       // Make a copy of the data for an eventual reset
       _this.$shadowData = _this.$omit(true);