- Aug 3 Charlie Shavers, American jazz trumpet player, born in New York City (d. 1971)
- Aug 3 Maria Karnilova, American dancer and actress (Fiddler on the Roof, Ivan the Terrible), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2001)
- Aug 8 Jimmy Witherspoon, American jump blues singer ("Ain't Nobody's Business"), born in Gurdon, Arkansas (d. 1997)
- Aug 8 Leo Chiosso, Italian lyricist (d. 2006)
Mike Douglas (1920-2006)
Aug 11 American big band singer (Kay Kyser), and TV talk show host (The Mike Douglas Show, 1961-81), born in Chicago, Illinois
Maureen O'Hara (1920-2015)
Aug 17 Irish-American actress (Miracle on 34th Street; The Quiet Man; Only The Lonely), and singer, born in Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland
- Aug 19 Paul Kont, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2000)
- Aug 23 Aart Verstegen, Dutch ballet dancer and choreographer (Jolly Joker's Last Joke), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1998)
- Aug 25 Leonard Gaskin, American jazz bassist (Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis), born in New York City (d. 2009)
Charlie "Bird" Parker (1920-1955)
Aug 29 American jazz saxophonist (Ornithology) and composer, born in Kansas City, Kansas
About August 1920
How Old? 103 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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