- Aug 1 Jerome Moross, American composer (Frankie & Johnny), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1983)
- Aug 7 George Van Eps, American seven-string jazz and session guitarist, born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 1998)
- Aug 8 Axel Stordahl, American arranger (Tommy Dorsey; Frank Sinatra), orchestra leader (Eddie Fisher), and composer (McHales's Navy theme), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1963)
- Aug 9 Harry Mills, American baritone singer (Mills Brothers - "Paper Doll"; "Up A Lazy River"), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1982)
- Aug 13 Anatoly Bogatyrev, Belarusian composer, born in Vitebsk, Belarus (d. 2003)
- Aug 13 Anna Mae Winburn, African American singer and bandleader of all female band (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), born in Port Royal, Tennessee (d. 1999)
- Aug 13 Francisco Escudero, Basque composer, born in San Sebastián, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain (d. 2002)
- Aug 13 Ladislav Holoubek, Slovak conductor (Košice Opera, 1966-81), and composer (Rodina), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1994)
- Aug 13 Liesbeth Askonas, concert agent, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1996)
- Aug 22 Robert Schollum, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1987)
- Aug 23 Bob Crosby, American jazz singer and bandleader (Bob-Cats), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1993)
- Aug 23 Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, Venezuelan musician and composer, born in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela (d. 1993)
- Aug 28 Richard Tucker [Rivn Ticker], American tenor (New York Metroploitan Opera, 1945-75), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1975)
About August 1913
How Old? 110 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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