- Feb 1 Anton Simon, Russian composer, dies at 65
- Feb 6 Isla van Diest, Belgian physician, 1st female doctor and 1st female university graduate in Belgium, dies at 73
- Feb 6 Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan writer (b. 1867)
- Feb 8 Gustav Falke, German author and poet (Der Mann im Nebel), dies at 63
- Feb 9 Hynek Vojáček, Czech composer, dies at 90
- Feb 9 Jack Barrett, Australian cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1890), dies at 49
- Feb 12 Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers), dies at 84
- Feb 14 Petko Todorov, Bulgarian writer (Zmejova), dies at 36
- Feb 15 Nikolay Lodizhensky, Russian diplomat and composer, dies at 73
- Feb 16 Jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist, dies at 79
- Feb 16 [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Ot & Sien), dies at 57
- Feb 19 Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist (shock waves, Mach number), philosopher and psychologist, dies at 78
- Feb 20 Klas Arnoldson, Swedish politician and pacifist (Nobel Peace 1908), dies at 71
- Feb 23 George Martin, English composer and organist, dies at 71
- Feb 28 Henry James, American-British writer (Bostonians), dies at 72
- Feb 29 Edward H J Keurvels, Flemish conductor/composer (Parisina), dies at 62
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