diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_event.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_event.xml
index 1573a2c4..c8e1d628 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_event.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_event.xml
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
         android:layout_centerVertical="true"
         android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/contact_event_type"
         android:layout_toStartOf="@+id/contact_event_type"
+        android:alpha="0.5"
         android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
         android:paddingBottom="@dimen/normal_margin"
         android:paddingLeft="@dimen/medium_margin"
         android:paddingRight="@dimen/medium_margin"
         android:paddingTop="@dimen/normal_margin"
-        android:text="1/1/1990"
+        android:text="@string/unknown"
         android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"/>
 
     <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView