Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Aug 13 French opera composer (Werther; Manon), dies of abdominal cancer at 70
- Aug 19 Alphonse Hasselmans, Belgian-French harpist, composer (La Source), and educator (Paris Conservatoire, 1884-1912), dies at 67
Aug 13 French opera composer (Werther; Manon), dies of abdominal cancer at 70