- Feb 8 Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (d. 1770)
- Feb 10 Aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara)
George Frideric Handel
Feb 23 George Frideric Handel, German-British baroque composer and organist (Messiah, Water Music), born in Halle, Duchy of Magdeburg, Germany (d. 1759)
George Frideric Handel