Birthdays in Music
- Aug 11 Wilhelm Grosz, Austrian pianist, conductor, classical composer (Afrika Songs), and popular songwriter ("Red Sails in the Sunset"; "Isle of Capri"), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1939) [1]
- Aug 13 Leonid Polovinkin, Russian conductor, and composer (Night Dreams), born in Kurgan, Russian Empire (d. 1949)
- Aug 28 Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1981)
Deaths in Music
- Aug 18 William Charles Levey, Irish conductor and composer, dies at 57
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