- Aug 1 Jerome Moross, American composer (Frankie & Johnny), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1983)
- Aug 3 Mel Tolkin, Ukrainian television comedy writer, born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 2007)
- Aug 4 Robert Hayden, African-American poet (Those Winter Sundays), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1980)
- Aug 4 Wesley Addy, American actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Bostonians, Loving), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1996)
- Aug 7 George Van Eps, American seven-string jazz guitarist, born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 1998)
- Aug 8 Axel Stordahl, American arranger (Tommy Dorsey; Frank Sinatra), orchestra leader (Eddie Fisher), and composer (McHales's Navy theme), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1963)
- Aug 8 Daan Wildschut, painter/glazenier/author
- Aug 8 Robert Stafford, American politician (Sen-R-VT, 1971-88), born in Rutland, Vermont (d. 2006)
- Aug 9 Harry Mills, American baritone singer (Mills Brothers - "Paper Doll"; "Up A Lazy River"), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1982)
- Aug 9 Herman Talmadge, American politician (70th Governor of Georgia), born in McRae, Georgia (d. 2002)
- Aug 10 Noah Beery Jr, American actor (Rockford Files, Quest, Doc Elliot, Gung Ho!, Heaven With a Gun), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
- Aug 11 Angus Wilson, English novelist and short story writer ("Anglo-Saxon Attitudes"; "The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot"), born in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England (d. 1991)
- Aug 11 Bob Scheffing, American professional baseball player and manager (d. 1985)
- Aug 11 Paul Dupuis, French Canadian actor (The Fortress; Passport to Pimlico), born in Montréal, Québec (d. 1976)
- Aug 12 Kurt Kaszner [Serwicher], Austrian actor (Kiss Me Kate, Lili, Casino Royale), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1979)
- Aug 13 Albert Oram, Baron Oram, British Labour politician, born in Winchester, England (d. 1999)
- Aug 13 Anatoly Bogatyrev, Belarusian composer, born in Vitebsk, Belarus (d. 2003)
- Aug 13 Anna Mae Winburn, African American singer and band leader of all female band (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), born in Port Royal, Tennessee (d. 1999)
- Aug 13 Francisco Escudero, Basque composer, born in San Sebastián, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain (d. 2002)
- Aug 13 John Facenda, American sportscaster (NFL Action), born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 1984)
- Aug 13 Ladislav Holoubek, Slovak conductor (Košice Opera, 1966-81), and composer (Rodina), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1994)
- Aug 13 Liesbeth Askonas, concert agent, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1996)
- Aug 13 Makarios III [Michail Moeskos], Greek Cypriot clergyman and politician, born in Panayia, Paphos, Cyprus (d. 1977)
- Aug 14 Fred Davis, English snooker player (World C'ship 1948-49, 51), born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire (d. 1998)
- Aug 14 Paul Dean, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Lucas, Arkansas (d. 1981)
Menachem Begin (1913-1992)
Aug 16 6th Prime Minister of Israel (1977-80, 81-83) and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner, born in Brest, Belarus, Russian Empire
- Aug 17 Mark Felt, American FBI official and Watergate secret informant known as "Deep Throat", born in Twin Falls, Idaho (d. 2008)
- Aug 17 Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine racing driver (d. 1989)
- Aug 17 Rudy York, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Ragland, Alabama (d. 1970)
- Aug 19 John Argyris, Greek aeronautical engineer, one of the creators of the Finite Element Method (d. 2004)
- Aug 19 Richard Simmons, American actor (Sergeant Preston of the Yukon), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2003)
- Aug 19 Walter B. Jones Snr., American politician (Rep-D-North Carolina 1966-92), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina (d. 1992)
- Aug 21 Cornelius Johnson, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1936), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1946)
- Aug 21 Diana Churchill, English actress (Spider, Sally Bishop, Housemaster), born in Wembley, England (d. 1994)
- Aug 21 Robert Gordon, American child actor (billed as "Bobby" - The Jazz Singer; Mountains of Manhattan), and director (The Joe Louis Story), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
- Aug 21 Victor Rosow, Russian dramatist, born in Yaroslavl (d. 2004)
- Aug 22 Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian nuclear physicist, born in Marina di Pisa, Italy (d. 1993)
- Aug 22 Robert Martineau, British bishop of Blackburn (d. 1999)
- Aug 22 Robert Schollum, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1987)
- Aug 23 Bob Crosby, American jazz singer and bandleader (Bob-Cats), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1993)
- Aug 23 Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, Venezuelan musician and composer, born in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela (d. 1993)
- Aug 23 Stanley Kitchen, British chartered accountant
- Aug 24 Dorothy Comingore [Linda Winters], American actress (Citizen Kane), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1971)
- Aug 25 Don DeFore, American actor (George-Hazel, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (d. 1993)
- Aug 25 Walt Kelly, American cartoonist and animator (Pogo), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
- Aug 26 Cees de Lange, Dutch comedian and conferencier, born in The hague, Netherlands (d. 1974)
- Aug 27 Arthur Benfield, head of Cheshire CID, born in Ashton Upon Mersey, England (d. 1995)
- Aug 27 Donald M. MacKinnon, Scottish philosopher, born in Oban, Scotland (d. 1994)
- Aug 27 Stewart Crawford, British diplomat
- Aug 28 John Terence Reese, British bridge master, born in Epsom, Surrey, England (d. 1996)
- Aug 28 Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricket batsman and captain (43 Tests; 3,073 runs @ 46.56; 10 x 100s; Victoria) and broadcaster (ABC 1956-81), born in Geelong, Australia (d. 1993)
- Aug 28 Richard Tucker [Rivn Ticker], American tenor (New York Metroploitan Opera, 1945-75), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1975)
- Aug 28 Robertson Davies, Canadian novelist essayist/dramatist, born in Thamesville, Ontario (d. 1995)
- Aug 29 Len Butterfield, New Zealand cricketer (NZ all-rounder, Test), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1999)
- Aug 30 Thomas F. Torrance, Scottish Protestant theologist, born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China (d. 2007)
- Aug 31 Bernard Lovell, English radio astronomer, founded Jodrell Bank Observatory, born in Oldland Common, Bristol (d. 2012)
- Aug 31 Michiel P. Gorsira, 1st Dutch Antillean in charge of Curacao (1951-67)
- Aug 31 Ray Dandridge, American Baseball HOF third baseman (3 × NgL All-Star 1935, 37, 44; American Association MVP 1950 Minneapolis Millers), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1994)
About August 1913
How Old? 109 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No