- Aug 1 Ludwig Beckmann, painter, dies
- Aug 3 August Klughardt, German composer, dies at 54
- Aug 7 Rudolf von Bennigsen, German lawyer and politician, dies at 78
- Aug 8 James Tissot, French painter and illustrator, dies at 65
- Aug 9 Moritz Szeps, Austrian journalist and newspaper publisher, dies at 66
- Aug 10 George Vernon, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Middlesex CCC, MCC), dies from malaria at 46
- Aug 21 Franz Sigel, German-American teacher, newspaperman, politician, and Major General (Union Army), dies at 77
- Aug 31 Mathilde Wesendonck (née Luckemeyer), German writer, poet (Tagebuchblatter), and object of composer Richard Wagner's infatuation, dies at 73
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide