- Feb 10 Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73
- Feb 10 Pieter Jan Baptist Carel Robidé van der Aa, Dutch Indologist and geographer, dies at 54
- Feb 19 Multatuli [Eduard Douwes Dekker], Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66
- Feb 27 Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and scientist, dies at 53