- Aug 10 Paul Geisler, German conductor, composer, and pedagogue, born in Stolp, Pomerania (now SÅ‚upia, Poland) (d. 1919)
- Aug 18 Charles H. Gabriel, American Gospel composer, born in Wilton, Iowa (d. 1932)
- Aug 18 Jan Karol Gall, Polish conductor an composer of mostly vocal pieces (Mizerna, cicha), born in Warsaw (d. 1912)