| 12961 | February 1 | Death | 1979 – Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist and activist (b. 1929) |
| 12962 | February 1 | Death | 1980 – Gastone Nencini, Italian cyclist and painter (b. 1930) |
| 12963 | February 1 | Death | 1981 – Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company (b. 1892) |
| 12964 | February 1 | Death | 1981 – Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1908) |
| 12965 | February 1 | Death | 1986 – Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902) |
| 12966 | February 1 | Death | 1987 – Alessandro Blasetti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1900) |
| 12967 | February 1 | Death | 1988 – Heather O'Rourke, American actress (b. 1975) |
| 12968 | February 1 | Death | 1989 – Elaine de Kooning, American painter and academic (b. 1918) |
| 12969 | February 1 | Death | 1991 – Carol Dempster, American actress (b. 1901) |
| 12970 | February 1 | Death | 1991 – Jimmy MacDonald, Scottish-American sound effects artist, voice actor (b. 1906) |
| 12971 | February 1 | Death | 1992 – Jean Hamburger, French physician and surgeon (b. 1909) |
| 12972 | February 1 | Death | 1997 – Herb Caen, American journalist and author (b. 1916) |
| 12973 | February 1 | Death | 1999 – Barış Manço, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer (Moğollar and Kurtalan Ekspres) (b. 1943) |
| 12974 | February 1 | Death | 1999 – Paul Mellon, American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1907) |
| 12975 | February 1 | Death | 2001 – André D'Allemagne, Canadian political scientist and educator (b. 1929) |
| 12976 | February 1 | Death | 2002 – Aykut Barka, Turkish geologist and academic (b. 1951) |
| 12977 | February 1 | Death | 2002 – Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (b. 1925) |
| 12978 | February 1 | Death | 2003 – crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia– Michael P. Anderson, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1959)– David M. Brown, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1956)– Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American engineer and astronaut (b. 1961)– Laurel Cl |
| 12979 | February 1 | Death | 2003 – Mongo Santamaría, Cuban-American drummer and bandleader (b. 1922) |
| 12980 | February 1 | Death | 2004 – Suha Arın, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942) |
| 12981 | February 1 | Death | 2005 – John Vernon, Canadian-American actor (b. 1932) |
| 12982 | February 1 | Death | 2006 – Bryce Harland, New Zealand academic and diplomat (b. 1931) |
| 12983 | February 1 | Death | 2007 – Ahmad Abu Laban, Egyptian-Danish religious leader, founded The Islamic Society in Denmark (b. 1946) |
| 12984 | February 1 | Death | 2007 – Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-American playwright and composer (b. 1911) |
| 12985 | February 1 | Death | 2007 – Seri Wangnaitham, Thai dancer and choreographer (b. 1937) |
| 12986 | February 1 | Death | 2008 – Beto Carrero, Brazilian actor and businessman (b. 1937) |
| 12987 | February 1 | Death | 2010 – Jack Brisco, American wrestler and manager (b. 1941) |
| 12988 | February 1 | Death | 2010 – Justin Mentell, American actor (b. 1982) |
| 12989 | February 1 | Death | 2010 – Jaap van der Poll, Dutch javelin thrower (b. 1914) |
| 12990 | February 1 | Death | 2011 – Knut Risan, Norwegian actor (b. 1930) |