diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05f75a37..46cf3261 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 ### Added
 
 ### Fixed
-- Allow to parse recurring calendar events where the start date is before 1970
+- Allow to parse recurring calendar events where the start date is before 1900
 
 ### Updated
 
diff --git a/modules/default/calendar/README.md b/modules/default/calendar/README.md
index ae516a63..6181400a 100755
--- a/modules/default/calendar/README.md
+++ b/modules/default/calendar/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Module: Calendar
 The `calendar` module is one of the default modules of the MagicMirror.
 This module displays events from a public .ical calendar. It can combine multiple calendars.
-Note that calendars may not contain any entry before 1st January 1970, otherwise the calendar won't be displayed and the module will crash.
 
 ## Using the module
 
diff --git a/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js b/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js
index bca687db..d9106853 100644
--- a/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js
+++ b/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ var CalendarFetcher = function(url, reloadInterval, excludedEvents, maximumEntri
 					if (typeof event.rrule != "undefined" && !isFacebookBirthday) {
 						var rule = event.rrule;
 						
-						// can cause problems with birthdays before 1970
-						if(rule.origOptions && rule.origOptions.dtstart && rule.origOptions.dtstart.getFullYear() < 1970 || 
-							rule.options && rule.options.dtstart && rule.options.dtstart.getFullYear() < 1970){
-							rule.origOptions.dtstart.setYear(1970);
-							rule.options.dtstart.setYear(1970);
+						// can cause problems with e.g. birthdays before 1900
+						if(rule.origOptions && rule.origOptions.dtstart && rule.origOptions.dtstart.getFullYear() < 1900 || 
+							rule.options && rule.options.dtstart && rule.options.dtstart.getFullYear() < 1900){
+							rule.origOptions.dtstart.setYear(1900);
+							rule.options.dtstart.setYear(1900);
 						}
 						
 						var dates = rule.between(today, future, true, limitFunction);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 31ebb804..8d94ec2e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "mocha-logger": "^1.0.5",
     "moment": "latest",
     "request": "^2.83.0",
-    "rrule-alt": "^2.2.7",
+    "rrule-alt": "^2.2.8",
     "simple-git": "^1.85.0",
     "socket.io": "^2.0.4",
     "valid-url": "latest",