- Aug 1 Oscar Hammerstein, German-American cigar maker, opera and theater impresario, composer, and playwright, dies of kidney disease at 73
- Aug 4 Dave Gregory, Australian cricket batsman (Australia's 1st Test captain; 3 Tests; NSW CA), dies at 74
- Aug 9 Ernst Haeckel, German biologist (Causes of Evolution) and philosopher (Social Darwinism), dies at 85
- Aug 9 Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (Pagliacci; Zazà), dies at 62
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)
Aug 11 Scottish-American industrialist, steel tycoon, philanthropist and one of the richest Americans ever, dies of bronchial pneumonia at 83
Laurence Doherty (1875-1919)
Aug 21 British tennis player (Wimbledon 1902-06, US Nationals 1903), dies of toxemia at 43
Louis Botha (1862-1919)
Aug 27 Boer general and statesman, 1st Prime Minister of South Africa (1910-19), dies at 56
- Aug 30 Jóhann Sigurjónsson, Icelandic writer (Dr Rung), dies at 39
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide