- Aug 1 Ann Calvello, American roller derby queen, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 2006)
- Aug 2 John Gale, British theatrical producer (No Sex Please, We're British), and artistic director (Chichester Festival, 1985-89), born in Chigwell, Essex, England
- Aug 2 John Hannam, British Conservative politician (Member of Parliament for Exeter 1970-97), and disability rights advocate, born in the UK
- Aug 2 Lord David Waddington, British politician (Home Secretary 1989-90), born in Burnley (d. 2017)
- Aug 3 Bethel Leslie, American entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap), born in New York City (d. 1999)
- Aug 4 Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor, born in Khandwa, Central Provinces, British India (d. 1987)
- Aug 6 Anneliese Kuppers, German FR, equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1956)
- Aug 6 Mike Elliott, British-Jamaican ska-pop-rock saxophonist (The Foundations - "Baby Now That I've Found You"), born in Jamaica, British West Indies
- Aug 6 Roch La Salle, Canadian politician (d. 2007)
- Aug 7 Don Larsen, American MLB pitcher (only perfect game in World Series history, Game 5 1956; World Series MVP 1956; NY Yankees), born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 2020)
- Aug 7 James Pilditch, British designer, born in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom (d. 1995)
- Aug 7 Jo Baer [Josephine Kleinberg], American painter and minimalist artist, born in Seattle, Washington
- Aug 7 Richard T. Schulze, American politician (US Rep-R-PA, 1975-93), and businessman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 7 Ruth Carter-Stapleton, American evangelist, born in Plains, Georgia (d. 1983)
- Aug 8 Gudrun Burwitz [Himmler], German daughter of SS leader Heinrich Himmler, born in Munich, Weimar Republic (d. 2018)
- Aug 8 Josef Suk, Czech concert violinist (Artist of Merit, 1977), violist, and namesake of composer grandfather, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2011)
- Aug 8 Larisa Bogoraz, Soviet dissident (d. 2004)
- Aug 8 Ronnie Biggs, English criminal (Great Train Robbery of 1963), born in Stockwell, London, England (d. 2013) [1]
- Aug 8 William Nolde, US Army officer, last US soldier killed during Vietnam War, born in Menominee, Michigan (d. 1973)
- Aug 9 Mick Loftus, Irish Gaelic footballer (Mayo) and executive (President Gaelic Athletic Association 1985–88), born in Kiltoom, Ireland (d. 2023)
- Aug 10 John Alldis, English choral master, and conductor (Duke Ellington’s Third Sacred Concert), born in Ilford, England (d. 2010)
- Aug 11 Alun Hoddinott, Welsh composer (Floriture), born in Bargoed, Glamorganshire, Wales (d. 2008)
- Aug 11 Cora de Man-Canne Meyer, Dutch mezzo-soprano (Figaro, Carmen), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2020)
- Aug 12 (Alvis) "Buck" Owens, American "Bakersfield Sound" country singer-songwriter ("Under Your Spell Again"), bandleader (The Buckaroos - "Act Naturally"), and TV personality (Hee Haw), born in Sherman, Texas (d. 2006)
- Aug 12 Charles Moore, American 400m hurdler (Olympic gold & silver 1952), born in Coatsville, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
- Aug 12 Joji Yuasa, Japanese composer, born in Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan
- Aug 13 Augustyn Bloch, Polish composer, born in Grudziądz (d. 2006)
- Aug 13 Michael Beavis, British deputy Commanding-in-Chief (Allied Forces Central Europe) (d. 2020)
- Aug 13 Pat Harrington Jr, American actor (Danny Thomas Show, 1 Day at a Time), born in New York City (d. 2016)
- Aug 14 Dick Tiger, Nigerian professional boxer, born in Amaigbo, Nigeria (d. 1971)
- Aug 14 Lorez Alexandria [Taylor] American jazz and gospel singer (Alexandria the Great), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2001)
- Aug 14 Louise Slaughter, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in Lynch, Kentucky (d. 2018)
- Aug 14 Oliver Neville, English educator (principal of RADA Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2021)
- Aug 14 Thomas Meehan, American writer (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray), born in Ossining, New York (d. 2017)
- Aug 15 Jerry Groom, American College Football HOF center (Notre Dame; NFL Pro Bowl 1954; Chicago Cardinals), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2008)
- Aug 16 Bill Evans, American jazz pianist (Peace Piece; Waltz For Debbie), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 1980)
- Aug 16 Fritz Von Erich, American professional wrestler (d. 1997)
- Aug 16 Helmut Rahn, German footballer (d. 2003)
- Aug 16 Wyatt Tee Walker, African-American pastor, civil rights leader, chief of staff for Martin Luther King, Jr. and cultural historian, born in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
Francis Gary Powers (1929-1977)
Aug 17 American spy captured by the USSR after his U-2 spy was shot plane in 1959, born in Jenkins, Kentucky
- Aug 18 Hugues Aufray, French songwriter, singer, guitarist, and Bob Dylan translator, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- Aug 21 Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, born in Schweizer-Reneke (d. 2017)
- Aug 21 X. J. Kennedy, American poet, author (Nude Descending a Staircase; The Lords of Misrule: Tygers of Wrath), and translator, born in Dover, New Jersey
- Aug 22 Harry McPherson, presidential counsel (Lyndon Johnson) and lobbyist, born in Tyler, Texas (d. 2012)
- Aug 22 Jane Ewart-Boggs, Baroness Ewart-Biggs, British (Labour) spokesperson on Home Affairs, and peace activist, born in British India (d. 1992)
Peter Thomson (1929-2018)
Aug 23 Australian golfer (British Open 1954, 55, 56, 58, 65; PGA Seniors' Championship 1984), born in Brunswick, Victoria
Vera Miles (94 years old)
Aug 23 American actress (Psycho;The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance), born in Boise City, Oklahoma
- Aug 24 Willie Winfield, American doo-wop singer (Harptones - "Life Is But A Dream"; “A Sunday Kind of Love”), born in Surrey, Virginia (d. 2021)
Yasser Arafat (1929-2004)
Aug 24 Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994-2004) and 1994 Nobel peace prize winner, born in Cairo, Egypt
- Aug 27 Elizabeta Bagrintseve, USSR, discus thrower (Olympic silver 1952)
Ira Levin (1929-2007)
Aug 27 American author (Rosemary Baby, Boys From Brazil, This Perfect Day), born in New York City
- Aug 28 István Kertész, Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1973)
- Aug 28 Roxie Roker, Bahamian-American actress (The Jeffersons- Helen Willis), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1995)
- Aug 29 Thom Gunn, British poet (The Wound), born in Kent, England (d. 2004)
- Aug 30 Geghuni Chitchian, Armenian pianist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Leninakan, Armenia SSR, USSR (now Gyumri, Armenia
- Aug 31 Julio Ramon Ribeyro, Peruvian writer, born in Lima, Peru (d. 1994)
About August 1929
How Old? 94 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
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