February 5and librarian (d. 1921) 1827 – Peter Lalor, leader of the miners at the Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia (d. 1889) 1840 – John Boyd Dunlop
February 9Russian novelist (b. 1821) 1889 – Peter Lalor, leader of the miners at the Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia (b. 1827) 1891 - Johan Barthold