Historical Events Feb 2 Thomas Arnes' opera "Artaxerxes" premieres in London Feb 12 British fleet occupies Martinique Famous Birthdays Feb 19 Friedrich Franz Hurka, Czech tenor and composer (d. 1805) Famous Deaths Feb 11 Johann Tobias Krebs, composer, dies at 71 Feb 12 Laurent Belissen, composer, dies at 68 Feb 20 Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723) Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1761 History by Year 1763