- Aug 10 Daniel Gottlob Türk, German organist and composer, born in Claußnitz, Saxony (d. 1813)
Antonio Salieri (1750-1825)
Aug 18 Italian composer (Tarare), born in Legnago, Republic of Venice
- Aug 24 Letizia Ramolino, Italian noble and mother of Napoleon Bonaparte, born in Ajaccio, France (d. 1836)