diff --git a/bang/magicollections.py b/bang/magicollections.py
index 124e402b..83d14fcb 100644
--- a/bang/magicollections.py
+++ b/bang/magicollections.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from django.conf import settings as django_settings
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _, string_concat, get_language
-from django.utils.formats import dateformat
+from django.utils.formats import date_format
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.db.models import Prefetch, Q
 from django.db.models.fields import BLANK_CHOICE_DASH
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def to_fields(self, view, item, exclude_fields=None, *args, **kwargs):
             setSubField(fields, 'school', key='type', value='html')
             setSubField(fields, 'school', key='value', value= u'<b>{} <span class="text-muted">({})</span></b>'.format(item.t_school, item.classroom))
         setSubField(fields, 'birthday', key='type', value='text')
-        setSubField(fields, 'birthday', key='value', value=lambda f: dateformat.format(item.birthday, "F d"))
+        setSubField(fields, 'birthday', key='value', value=lambda f: date_format(item.birthday, format='MONTH_DAY_FORMAT', use_l10n=True))
         setSubField(fields, 'band', key='type', value=lambda f: 'image_link')
         setSubField(fields, 'band', key='link', value=lambda f: u'/members/?i_band={}'.format(item.i_band))
         setSubField(fields, 'band', key='ajax_link', value=lambda f: u'/ajax/members/?i_band={}&ajax_modal_only'.format(item.i_band))
diff --git a/bang/management/commands/generate_settings.py b/bang/management/commands/generate_settings.py
index 24308f30..14f847be 100644
--- a/bang/management/commands/generate_settings.py
+++ b/bang/management/commands/generate_settings.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import get_language, activate as translation_activate, ugettext_lazy as _
-from django.utils.formats import dateformat
+from django.utils.formats import date_format
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.conf import settings as django_settings
 from magi.tools import totalDonatorsThisMonth, getStaffConfigurations, latestDonationMonth
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def generate_settings():
             t_titles[lang] = u'{}, {}! {}'.format(
                 _('Happy Birthday'),
                 member.first_name,
-                dateformat.format(member.birthday, 'F d'),
+                date_format(member.birthday, format='MONTH_DAY_FORMAT', use_l10n=True),
             )
         translation_activate(old_lang)
         latest_news.append({