- Feb 8 Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer, pupil of J. S. Bach, dies at 81
- Feb 11 Antoine Dauvergne, French composer, dies at 83
- Feb 22 Baron Münchhausen, German adventurer, soldier and storyteller (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen), dies at 76
- Feb 27 Benvenuto Robbio San Raffaele, Italian composer, dies at 61
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