- Aug 7 François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss hydrologist (b. 1841)
Jules Massenet
Aug 13 Jules Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon), dies at 70
Jules Massenet
- Aug 13 Octavia Hill, British reformer, leader of open-space movement, dies of cancer at 73
- Aug 19 Alfonse Hasselmans, Belgium born French composer and harpist (La Source), dies at 67
- Aug 20 William Booth, English preacher and founder of Salvation Army, dies at 83
- Aug 24 Alfred Berger, Austrian playwright, dies at 59