Birthdays in History Feb 9 Franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza Feb 18 Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680) Deaths in History Feb 13 Alexander Nowell, English churchman, dean of St Paul's, dies Feb 19 Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercoeur, French soldier, dies at 43 Feb 25 Everard van Reyd, Dutch historian, dies at about 51 1601 On This Day in History 1603