Birthdays in Music
- Aug 1 Kenneth Loveless, British priest, concertina player, and folk dancer, born in England (d. 1995)
- Aug 14 Jan Koetsier, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (d. 2006)
- Aug 15 Buster Brown, American blues singer and harmonica player (Fannie Mae), born in Cordele, Georgia (d. 1976)
- Aug 23 Carl Dolmetsch, French music director (Haslemere Festival), born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France (d. 1997)
- Aug 25 Jacopo Napoli, Italian composer, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1994)
- Aug 26 Lester Lanin, American orchestra leader (40 Beatle Hits), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
