matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/dates.py
+6-2 b/‎lib/matplotlib/dates.py
+6-2
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_dates/date_axhline.png
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_dates/date_axvline.png
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_dates/date_inverted_limit.png
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/test_dates.py
+2-1 b/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/test_dates.py
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@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ class AutoDateLocator(DateLocator):
     locations.
     """
     def __init__(self, tz=None, minticks=5, maxticks=None,
-                 interval_multiples=False):
+                 interval_multiples=True):
         """
         *minticks* is the minimum number of ticks desired, which is used to
         select the type of ticking (yearly, monthly, etc.).
@@ -1338,7 +1338,11 @@ def get_locator(self, dmin, dmax):
             self._freq = freq
 
             if self._byranges[i] and self.interval_multiples:
-                byranges[i] = self._byranges[i][::interval]
+                if i == 2 and interval == 14:
+                    # special case for monthday: Just tick 1 and 15:
+                    byranges[i] = range(1, 16, 14)
+                else:
+                    byranges[i] = self._byranges[i][::interval]
                 interval = 1
             else:
                 byranges[i] = self._byranges[i]
 
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ def test_empty_date_with_year_formatter():
 
 def test_auto_date_locator():
     def _create_auto_date_locator(date1, date2):
-        locator = mdates.AutoDateLocator()
+        # we prob. should eventually have a test w/ interval_multiples=True
+        locator = mdates.AutoDateLocator(interval_multiples=False)
         locator.create_dummy_axis()
         locator.set_view_interval(mdates.date2num(date1),
                                   mdates.date2num(date2))