- Aug 1 Francis Gary Powers, US U-2 pilot, dies at 47
- Aug 3 Makarios III [Michail Mouskos], Greek Cypriot clergyman and politician, dies at 63
- Aug 4 Emil Bloch, German philosopher (Principle Hope, Traces), dies at 92
- Aug 11 John Howard Lawson, American scriptwriter and playwright (Blockade, Algiers, Sahara), dies at 82
- Aug 13 Henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), dies
- Aug 14 Alexander Luria, Russian neuropsychologist (Higher Cortical Functions in Man), dies at 75
- Aug 24 Soewarsih Djojopoespito, Indonesian writer (Toe the Line), dies at 65
- Aug 26 HA Rey, author of popular constellation book, dies at 78