diff --git a/dateparser/languages/locale.py b/dateparser/languages/locale.py
index 0cb578552..6c37531e8 100644
--- a/dateparser/languages/locale.py
+++ b/dateparser/languages/locale.py
@@ -17,15 +17,12 @@
 class Locale:
     """
     Class that deals with applicability and translation from a locale.
-
     :param shortname:
         A locale code, e.g. 'fr-PF', 'qu-EC', 'af-NA'.
     :type shortname: str
-
     :param language_info:
         Language info (translation data) of the language the locale belongs to.
     :type language_info: dict
-
     :return: A Locale instance
     """
 
@@ -50,15 +47,12 @@ def __init__(self, shortname, language_info):
     def is_applicable(self, date_string, strip_timezone=False, settings=None):
         """
         Check if the locale is applicable to translate date string.
-
         :param date_string:
             A string representing date and/or time in a recognizably valid format.
         :type date_string: str
-
         :param strip_timezone:
             If True, timezone is stripped from date string.
         :type strip_timezone: bool
-
         :return: boolean value representing if the locale is applicable for the date string or not.
         """
         if strip_timezone:
@@ -110,15 +104,12 @@ def clean_dictionary(dictionary, threshold=2):
     def translate(self, date_string, keep_formatting=False, settings=None):
         """
         Translate the date string to its English equivalent.
-
         :param date_string:
             A string representing date and/or time in a recognizably valid format.
         :type date_string: str
-
         :param keep_formatting:
             If True, retain formatting of the date string after translation.
         :type keep_formatting: bool
-
         :return: translated date string.
         """
         date_string = self._translate_numerals(date_string)
@@ -268,12 +259,20 @@ def _sentence_split(self, string, settings):
                           4: r'[。…‥\.!?？！;\r\n]+(?:\s|$)+',  # Japanese and Chinese
                           5: r'[\r\n]+',  # Thai
                           6: r'[\r\n؟!\.…]+(?:\s|$)+'}  # Arabic and Farsi
+
+        sentences = []
+        re_dot_date = r'(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)'
+        for dot_date_object in reversed(list(re.finditer(re_dot_date, string))):
+            start_index, end_index = dot_date_object.span()
+            string = string[:start_index] + string[end_index:]
+            sentences.append(dot_date_object.group())
+
         if 'sentence_splitter_group' not in self.info:
             split_reg = abbreviation_string + splitters_dict[1]
-            sentences = re.split(split_reg, string)
+            sentences.extend(re.split(split_reg, string))
         else:
             split_reg = abbreviation_string + splitters_dict[self.info['sentence_splitter_group']]
-            sentences = re.split(split_reg, string)
+            sentences.extend(re.split(split_reg, string))
 
         for i in sentences:
             if not i:
diff --git a/dateparser_scripts/update_supported_languages_and_locales.py b/dateparser_scripts/update_supported_languages_and_locales.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/tests/test_search.py b/tests/test_search.py
index 1ea7b7bff..92334dc8a 100644
--- a/tests/test_search.py
+++ b/tests/test_search.py
@@ -744,6 +744,36 @@ def test_detection(self, shortname, text):
               languages=['en'],
               settings=None,
               expected=[('9/3/2017', datetime.datetime(2017, 9, 3, 0, 0))]),
+
+        # Test dates with period. i.e "."
+        param(text="12.12.2000",
+              languages=None,
+              settings=None,
+              expected=[('12.12.2000', datetime.datetime(2000, 12, 12, 0, 0))]),
+        param(text="1973.02.16",
+              languages=None,
+              settings=None,
+              expected=[('1973.02.16', datetime.datetime(1973, 2, 16, 0, 0))]),
+        param(text="26.09.2019",
+              languages=None,
+              settings=None,
+              expected=[('26.09.2019', datetime.datetime(2019, 9, 26, 0, 0))]),
+        param(text="test 13.07.2016 test",
+              languages=None,
+              settings=None,
+              expected=[('13.07.2016', datetime.datetime(2016, 7, 13, 0, 0))]),
+        param(text="Date:22.06.2020",
+              languages=["de"],
+              settings={'DATE_ORDER': 'DMY'},
+              expected=[('22.06.2020', datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 22, 0, 0))]),
+        param(text="Date :22.06.2020",
+              languages=["de"],
+              settings={'DATE_ORDER': 'DMY'},
+              expected=[('22.06.2020', datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 22, 0, 0))]),
+        param(text="Hello-Date 26.09.2019",
+              languages=["de", "fr"],
+              settings={'DATE_ORDER': 'DMY'},
+              expected=[('26.09.2019', datetime.datetime(2019, 9, 26, 0, 0))]),
     ])
     def test_date_search_function(self, text, languages, settings, expected):
         result = search_dates(text, languages=languages, settings=settings)