- Aug 12 Manuel Blancafort, Spanish-Catalan pianist and composer, born in La Garriga, Spain (d. 1987)
- Aug 12 Ramón González Barrón, Spanish composer, born in Villanueva del Campo, Spain (d. 1987)
- Aug 15 Marion Eugene Bauer, American composer, born in Walla Walla, Washington (d. 1955)
- Aug 16 Vicente Ascone, Italian composer, born in Siderno, Italy (d. 1979)
- Aug 22 Nick Lucas [Dominic Lucanese], American jazz guitarist and singer ("Tiptoe Through the Tulips"; "Painting the Clouds With Sunshine"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1982)
- Aug 24 Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (Nashville's Acuff-Rose Music), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 1954)
- Aug 25 Jaroslav Řídký, Czech composer, born in Reichenberg, Czech Republic (d. 1956)
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