- Aug 2 Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, Austrian composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85
- Aug 2 Pietro Mascagni, Italian opera composer (Cavalleria Rusticana), dies at 81
- Aug 16 Nico Richter, Dutch composer, dies at 29
- Aug 17 Gino Marinuzzi, Sr., Italian opera conductor (Wagner; Puccini), and composer (Symphony in A), dies at 61
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