Feb 8 Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer, pupil of J. S. Bach, dies at 81 Feb 11 Antoine Dauvergne, composer, dies at 83 Feb 22 Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German officer and adventurer (b. 1720) Feb 27 Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1796 Famous Deaths 1798