diff --git a/src/basic/BasicView.js b/src/basic/BasicView.js
index 29f2ea4..7528779 100644
--- a/src/basic/BasicView.js
+++ b/src/basic/BasicView.js
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ function BasicView(element, calendar, viewName) {
 				cell.removeClass(tm + '-state-highlight fc-today');
 			}
 			cell.find('div.fc-day-number').text(date.getDate());
+			cell.attr('data-date', $.fullCalendar.formatDate(date, "yyyyMMdd"));
 			if (dowDirty) {
 				setDayID(cell, date);
 			}