Famous Birthdays
- Feb 1 Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)
- Feb 16 Charles Pichegru, French army general and royalist who plotted to overthrow Napoleon, born in Arbois, Franche-Comté (now France) (d. 1804)
- Feb 22 Erik Tulindberg, Finland's first known classical composer, born in Vähäkyrö, Finland (d. 1814)
- Feb 22 Jacob Kimball, American pioneering composer and musician, born in Topsfield, Massachusetts (d. 1826)
