Birthdays in Music
- Aug 2 Arthur Bliss, English composer (Olympians), born in London, England
- Aug 2 Mihail Jora, Romanian composer, born in Roman, Romania (d. 1971)
- Aug 8 Adolf Busch, German violinist (d. 1952)
- Aug 9 Max [Marcus] Tak, Dutch violinist and radio commentator, born in Amsterdam (d. 1967)
- Aug 14 Marinus de Jong, Dutch composer, born in Oosterhout, Netherlands (d. 1984)
- Aug 24 Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, Russian composer, born in Moscow (d. 1969)
- Aug 25 Alberto Savinio [Andrea Francesco Alberto de Chirico], Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), born in Athens (d. 1952)
- Aug 25 Luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre, Basque priest, organist and composer of religious music, born in Yurre, Viscaya, Spain (d. 1928)
- Aug 25 Samuel Gardner, American composer, born in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine (d. 1984)
Deaths in Music
- Aug 5 Henry Litolff, French composer and pianist, dies at 73