diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 210f9a8..d296c95 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 version next
+- Fix birthdate not showing up in contemporary style (#244)
 - Fix Inspire HEP social link (#241)
 - Change moderncvcolors.tex to a .sty file for MikTeX compatibility (#199)
 - Fix error when omitting the photo in contemporary style (#201)
diff --git a/moderncvheadvii.sty b/moderncvheadvii.sty
index 714088b..bab32cc 100644
--- a/moderncvheadvii.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadvii.sty
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@addressstreet}}{}{\makenewline\addresssymbol\@addressstreet%
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
+        \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\makenewline\bornsymbol\@born}%
         \phonesdetails% needs to be pre-rendered as loops and tabulars seem to conflict
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@homepage}}{}{\makenewline\homepagesymbol\httplink{\@homepage}}%