diff --git a/src/EventEdit.py b/src/EventEdit.py
index 1bf9d39df..488f30b90 100644
--- a/src/EventEdit.py
+++ b/src/EventEdit.py
@@ -134,11 +134,20 @@ class EventEditor:
                                            self.top.get_widget('edit_witness'),
                                            self.top.get_widget('del_witness'))
 
+        transname = const.display_event(event.getName())
+
+        # add the name to the list if it is not already there. This tends to occur
+        # in translated languages with the 'Death' event, which is a partial match
+        # to other events
+        
+        if not transname in list:
+            list.append(transname)
+            
         AutoComp.AutoCombo(self.event_menu,list)
         AutoComp.AutoEntry(self.place_field,self.pmap.keys())
 
         if event != None:
-            self.name_field.set_text(const.display_event(event.getName()))
+            self.name_field.set_text(transname)
             if (def_placename):
                 self.place_field.set_text(def_placename)
             else: