- Aug 2 Rudolf Maros, Hungarian composer (Sirato/Lament; Euphonies), and pedagogue, dies at 65
- Aug 8 Ferre Grignard, Belgian pop singer/painter (Crucified Jesus), dies
- Aug 8 Kurt Edelhagen, West German jazz pianist, dies at 62
- Aug 12 Helvi Leiviskä, Finnish composer, dies at 80
- Aug 13 Joe Tex [Joseph Arrington Jr.], American soul musician ("Hold What You've Got"; "I Gotcha"), dies at 49
- Aug 28 Nini de Boël, Flemish operetta singer (White Horse), dies at 84
- Aug 29 Lehman Engel, American conductor and composer (A Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 71
- Aug 30 Leo Pappenheim, Dutch conductor, dies at 86
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