- Aug 1 Miloslav Kabeláč, Czech composer, born in Prague (d. 1979)
- Aug 4 Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor, born in Munich (d. 1994)
- Aug 6 George Singer, composer
- Aug 6 Svend Erik Tarp, Danish composer, born in Thisted, Denmark (d. 1994)
- Aug 17 Kurt Hessenberg, German composer, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d.1994)
- Aug 18 Milan Ristić, Serbian composer, born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 1982)
- Aug 30 Willie Bryant, American jazz singer, band leader, and disc jockey (Sugar Hill Times), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1964)
- Aug 31 Peter Conrad Baden, composer
About August 1908
How Old? 112 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes