Birthdays in Music
- Aug 12 Marjorie Reynolds [Goodspeed], American actress and dancer (Holiday Inn, Life of Riley), born in Buhl, Idaho (d. 1997)
- Aug 16 Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer (Sonata Breve), born in Panama City (d. 2008)
- Aug 22 John Lee Hooker, American blues guitarist (Boogie Chillen), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi (d. 2001)
- Aug 23 Tex Williams, American country-western singer, born in Ramsey, Illinois (d. 1985)
About August 1917
How Old? 102 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation or the G.I. Generation
Leap Year: No