diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bbe6dcb5e..5e0ca8e2d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-05-23  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py (start_eventref): Do not reset existing
+	birth/deat reference.
+
 2006-05-23  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/DataViews/_FamilyView.py: more shading
 
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py b/src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py
index 0ab044c0c..579a51691 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py
@@ -772,13 +772,14 @@ class GrampsParser(UpdateCallback):
             self.family.add_event_ref(self.eventref)
         elif self.person:
             event.personal = True
-            if event.type == RelLib.EventType.BIRTH:
+            if (event.type == RelLib.EventType.BIRTH) \
+                   and (self.person.birth_ref == None):
                 self.person.birth_ref = self.eventref
-            elif event.type == RelLib.EventType.DEATH:
+            elif (event.type == RelLib.EventType.DEATH) \
+                     and (self.person.death_ref == None):
                 self.person.death_ref = self.eventref
             else:
                 self.person.add_event_ref(self.eventref)
-        
 
     def start_attribute(self,attrs):
         self.attribute = RelLib.Attribute()