- Feb 2 Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (b. 1873)
- Feb 2 George A. Birmingham, Irish clergyman and novelist, dies at 84
- Feb 3 Karl Seitz, President of Austria (1920), dies at 80
- Feb 6 Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (b. 1884)
- Feb 6 Frank Speck, American anthropologist (Algonquin Tribes and Eastern Woodland Native Americans) dies at 68
- Feb 10 Armen Tigran Tigranyan, Armenian music composer and conductor, dies at 70
- Feb 10 Marcel Mauss, French sociologist (b. 1872)
- Feb 13 Rafael Sabatini, Italian-British writer (The Sea Hawk), dies at 74
- Feb 14 Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80
- Feb 14 Karl G Jansky, Czech discoverer of cosmic radio sources, dies at 44
- Feb 16 David Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies
- Feb 18 Voranc Prezikov [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56
- Feb 19 Edyth Walker, American opera singer, dies at 82
- Feb 20 Sarat Chandra Bose, Indian activist for independence, dies at 60
- Feb 25 George Minot, American physician (Nobel 1934 - introduction of a raw-liver diet in the treatment of pernicious anemia), dies at 64
- Feb 26 Harry Lauder, Scottish comedian and singer ("Roamin' in the Gloamin'"), dies at about 75
- Feb 27 Ivan Goll, French-German writer (the Landless John), dies at 58