Famous Birthdays
- Feb 2 Christian Gottfried Thomas, German composer, publisher, and musicologist, born in Wehrsdorf, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1806)
- Feb 5 Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer, conductor and tutor of Ludwig van Beethoven, born in Shimnitz, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1798)
- Feb 6 Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and founder of the Order of the Illuminati, born in Ingolstadt, Germany (d. 1811)
- Feb 9 Luther Martin, American patriot (d. 1826)
Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832)
Feb 15 English philosopher, social reformer and founder of modern utilitarianism, born in London
