diff --git a/databaseOperations.php b/databaseOperations.php
index 2664f2e..86f8f23 100755
--- a/databaseOperations.php
+++ b/databaseOperations.php
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ function getEventsByDate($db, $date)
 {
     try
     {
-        $request = $db->prepare('SELECT * FROM event WHERE (event_dtstart <= :date AND event_dtend >= :date)');
-        $request->execute(array('date'=>date("Y-m-d",$date)));
+        $request = $db->prepare('SELECT * FROM event WHERE (event_dtstart <= :date_max AND event_dtend >= :date_min)');
+        $request->execute(array('date_max'=>date("Y-m-d 23:59:59",$date),
+                                'date_min'=>date("Y-m-d 00:00:00",$date)));
         $result = $request->fetchAll();
         $request->closeCursor();
         return $result;
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 00763db..d2ae3dc 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ else
 
         <div id="calendar">
             <?php
-            //FIXME: events are not displayed on the first day
             $monthDate = strtotime('last monday +'.($weekOffset+3).' weeks');
 
             for($week = $weekOffset; $week < $weekOffset + 5; ++$week)