- Aug 5 Wojciech Gawronski, Polish concert pianist and composer, dies at 42
- Aug 16 Charles Lenepveu, French composer, dies at 69
- Aug 20 Arthur Coquard, French composer, and music critic (Le Monde; L'Echo de Paris), dies at 64
- Aug 31 Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer (Melanholiskais valsis - Melancholic waltz), and music critic, dies when struck by a train at 34
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