- Aug 4 Johann Jacob de Neufville, German composer, dies at 27
- Aug 7 Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, German musician composer (Georg Frideric Handel's master), dies at 48
- Aug 24 Thomas Bullis, Jr. English composer, dies at 54
- Aug 26 Sebastian Anton Scherer, German composer, dies at 80
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