Famous Deaths
- Feb 3 Gottfried Vopelius, German Lutheran scholar and hymn writer, dies at 70
- Feb 17 Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist, dies at 68
- Feb 21 Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland, dies at 77
- Feb 25 Pu Songling, Qing Dynasty Chinese writer (Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio), dies at 74
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Snake
Year of the Horse
Year of the Goat/Sheep
Year of the Monkey