- Aug 7 François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss hydrologist (b. 1841)
Jules Massenet
Aug 13 Jules Massenet, French opera composer (Werther; Manon), dies of abdominal cancer at 70
William Booth
Aug 20 William Booth, English preacher and founder of the Salvation Army, dies at 83 [1]
- Aug 24 Alfred Berger, Austrian playwright, dies at 59