- Feb 8 France Prešeren, Slovenian poet (Sonetni Venec), dies at 48
- Feb 8 Francois-Antoine Habeneck, French composer and musician, dies at 68
- Feb 9 Corneille Vander Planken, Belgian violinist and composer, dies at 76
- Feb 13 Christian Rummel, German conductor and composer, dies at 61
- Feb 15 Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (logistic curve), dies at 44
- Feb 22 Alexander Fesca, German pianist and composer, dies at 28