Famous Birthdays
- Feb 6 Ignacij Klemenčič, Slovenian physicist, born in Trebnje, Slovenia (d. 1901)
- Feb 9 Leander Starr Jameson, Prime Minister of South African Cape colony
- Feb 12 Bertram Luard-Selby, British organist and composer, born in Ightham, Kent, England (d. 1918)
- Feb 14 Jan van Rijswijck, Flemish journalist and Mayor of Antwerp, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1906)
- Feb 18 August Belmont Jr, breeder (Man 'O War)/founder (NY Jockey Club)