Feb 16 Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Czech monk and composer, born in Nymburk, Bohemia (d. 1742)
Feb 21 Justus van Effen, Dutch writer (founded Holland Spectator), born in Utrecht (d. 1735)
Feb 22 William Pulteney, English politician (1st Earl of Bath, shortest-ever British Prime Minister for 2 days in 1746 disputed), born in London, England (d. 1684)