- Feb 15 Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (Father of German surgery), dies at 73
Albrecht von Wallenstein
Feb 25 Albrecht von Wallenstein, Bohemian-German general and statesman (Thirty Years' War), assassinated at 50
Feb 25 Albrecht von Wallenstein, Bohemian-German general and statesman (Thirty Years' War), assassinated at 50