Events in History Historic Event Feb 3 Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris King Henry IV of France Feb 5 Henry of Navarre (later Henry IV of France) abjures Catholicism at Tours Deaths in History Feb 10 Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (b. 1532) 1575 Pure History by Year 1577 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists