- Feb 3 Joseph Weigl, German-Austrian composer (La Principessa d’Amalfi; Emmeline), and conductor, dies at 79
- Feb 9 Henry Gally Knight, architect/writer, dies
- Feb 14 Cornelis Felix van Maanen, Dutch Minister of Justice (1807-42), dies at 76
- Feb 18 Giovanni Liverati, Italian composer, dies at 73
- Feb 21 Emperor Ninko, 120th Emperor of Japan (1817-46), dies at 45
- Feb 22 Carolus Antonius Fodor [Carel Anton Fodor], Dutch pianist, conductor and prominent composer, dies at 77