- Feb 8 André Grétry, French opera composer, born in Prince-Bishopric of Liège (now Belgium) (d. 1813)
- Feb 9 Henri-Joseph Rigel, German composer, born in Wertheim am Main, Duchy of Württemberg (d. 1799)
- Feb 10 Franz Adam Veichtner, German violinist and composer, baptised in Regensburg, Bavaria (d. 1822)