diff --git a/app/Helpers/Report/ReportHelper.php b/app/Helpers/Report/ReportHelper.php
index f90e22e0e2..fd2814c8e6 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Report/ReportHelper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Report/ReportHelper.php
@@ -68,13 +68,14 @@ class ReportHelper implements ReportHelperInterface
      */
     public function listOfMonths(Carbon $date)
     {
+
         $start  = clone $date;
         $end    = Carbon::now();
         $months = [];
         while ($start <= $end) {
             $year            = $start->year;
             $months[$year][] = [
-                'formatted' => $start->format('F Y'),
+                'formatted' => $start->formatLocalized('%B %Y'),
                 'month'     => $start->month,
                 'year'      => $year,
             ];
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
index 1af8d4b562..8030bf45be 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 <?php namespace FireflyIII\Http\Controllers;
 
+use Auth;
+use Config;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesCommands;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
+use Preferences;
 use View;
 
 /**
@@ -15,6 +18,11 @@ abstract class Controller extends BaseController
 
     use DispatchesCommands, ValidatesRequests;
 
+    /** @var string */
+    protected $monthAndDayFormat;
+    /** @var string  */
+    protected $monthFormat;
+
     /**
      *
      */
@@ -24,5 +32,16 @@ abstract class Controller extends BaseController
         View::share('hideCategories', false);
         View::share('hideBills', false);
         View::share('hideTags', false);
+
+        if (Auth::check()) {
+            $pref                    = Preferences::get('language', 'en');
+            $lang                    = $pref->data;
+            $this->monthFormat       = Config::get('firefly.month.' . $lang);
+            $this->monthAndDayFormat = Config::get('firefly.monthAndDay.' . $lang);
+
+            View::share('monthFormat', $this->monthFormat);
+            View::share('monthAndDayFormat', $this->monthAndDayFormat);
+            View::share('language', $lang);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/GoogleChartController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/GoogleChartController.php
index 1fdfe04c64..4ab34c5685 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/GoogleChartController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/GoogleChartController.php
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class GoogleChartController extends Controller
                 $spent     = $expenses > floatval($repetition->amount) ? 0 : $expenses;
                 $overspent = $expenses > floatval($repetition->amount) ? $expenses - floatval($repetition->amount) : 0;
                 $allEntries->push(
-                    [$budget->name . ' (' . $repetition->startdate->format('j M Y') . ')',
+                    [$budget->name . ' (' . $repetition->startdate->formatLocalized($this->monthAndDayFormat) . ')',
                      $left,
                      $spent,
                      $overspent
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
index aa9bb615b9..c40f66c263 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\Preference;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Preferences;
-
+use Config;
 /**
  * Class Authenticate
  *
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class Authenticate
         $pref = Preferences::get('language', 'en');
         App::setLocale($pref->data);
 
+        setlocale(LC_TIME, Config::get('firefly.locales.'.$pref->data));
 
         return $next($request);
     }
diff --git a/config/firefly.php b/config/firefly.php
index da81a14f10..aa8bb76867 100644
--- a/config/firefly.php
+++ b/config/firefly.php
@@ -94,5 +94,17 @@ return [
         'en' => 'English',
         'nl' => 'Nederlands'
     ],
+    'locales'                  => [
+        'en' => ['en', 'English', 'en_US', 'en_US.utf8'],
+        'nl' => ['nl', 'Dutch', 'nl_NL', 'nl_NL.utf8'],
+    ],
+    'month'                    => [
+        'en' => '%B %Y',
+        'nl' => '%B %Y',
+    ],
+    'monthAndDay'              => [
+        'en' => '%B %e, %Y',
+        'nl' => '%e %B %Y',
+    ],
 
 ];
diff --git a/public/js/gcharts.js b/public/js/gcharts.js
index e1d057551b..065c4975ad 100644
--- a/public/js/gcharts.js
+++ b/public/js/gcharts.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var google = google || {};
-google.load('visualization', '1.1', {'packages': ['corechart', 'bar', 'line', 'sankey', 'table']});
+google.load('visualization', '1.1', {'packages': ['corechart', 'bar', 'line'],'language': language  });
 
 function googleChart(chartType, URL, container, options) {
     if ($('#' + container).length === 1) {
diff --git a/resources/twig/layout/default.twig b/resources/twig/layout/default.twig
index cb4ec3bf4a..60038da2f8 100644
--- a/resources/twig/layout/default.twig
+++ b/resources/twig/layout/default.twig
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
     var firstDate = moment("{{Session.get('first').format('Y-m-d')}}");
     var currentMonthName = "{{ currentMonthName }}";
     var previousMonthName = "{{ previousMonthName }}";
+    var language = "{{ language }}";
     var nextMonthName = "{{ nextMonthName }}";
     var currencyCode = '{{getCurrencyCode() }}';
     $('#daterange span').text(titleString);
diff --git a/resources/twig/list/journals.twig b/resources/twig/list/journals.twig
index 7d7e01edac..32a742aa44 100644
--- a/resources/twig/list/journals.twig
+++ b/resources/twig/list/journals.twig
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
                     {% endif %}
                 </td>
                 <td>
-                    {{journal.date.format('j F Y')}}
+                    {{journal.date.formatLocalized(monthAndDayFormat)}}
                 </td>
                 <td class="hidden-xs">
                     {% if journal.transactions[0].account.accountType.type == 'Cash account' %}