- Aug 2 Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1963)
- Aug 4 Boris Alexandrov, Soviet-Russian conductor (Alexandrov Ensemble, 1946-86), and composer, chiefly of patriotic and military music, born in Bologoye, Russian Empire (d. 1994)
- Aug 8 André Jolivet, French composer (Jeune France; Mana), born in Paris, France (d. 1974)
- Aug 18 Peter Paul Kreuder, German-Austrian pianist and film score composer, born in Aachen, Germany (d. 1981)
- Aug 19 Jacques de Menasce, Austrian-American composer, born in Bad Ischl, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1960)
- Aug 20 (Weldon Leo) "Jack" Teagarden, American jazz trombonist (Paul Whiteman, 1933-38; Louis Armstrong's All-Stars, 1946-51), singer ("Basin Street Blues"), and bandleader, born in Vernon, Texas (d. 1964)
- Aug 23 (Leonard) Constant Lambert, British composer (The Rio Grande; Horoscope; Summer's Last Will and Testament), and music director (Vic-Wells/Royal Ballet, 1931-47), born in Fulham, London (d. 1951)
- Aug 24 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist ("That's Alright"), born in Forest, Mississippi (d. 1974)
- Aug 25 Undine Smith Moore, African-American composer, born in Jarratt, Virginia (d. 1989)
- Aug 29 Lan Adomian, Russian-born American composer, born in Moghiler-Podolsk (d. 1979)
About August 1905
How Old? 118 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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