Birthdays in Music
- Aug 10 Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer of Schauensee, Swiss composer and organist, born in Lucerne, Switzerland (d. 1789)
- Aug 11 Martin Gerbert, German composer, music historian and abbot, born in Horb am Neckar (d. 1793)
- Aug 20 Bernard de Bury, French musician and composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1785)
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