- Aug 5 Sameera Moussa, Egyptian nuclear scientist (b. 1917)
- Aug 11 Riccardo Martin, American tenor and composer, dies at 77
- Aug 12 David Bergelson, Yiddish language writer (b. 1884)
- Aug 14 C. Howard Crane, American architect (Fox Theatres; Detroit Olympia Stadium; Detroit Opera House; LeVeque Tower (Columbus, Ohio); Earls Court Exhibition Centre (London, England)), dies at 67
- Aug 16 Lydia Field Emmet, American painter (b. 1866)
- Aug 18 Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga, Chilean Jesuit saint (b. 1901)
- Aug 18 Ralph Byrd, American actor (Dick Tracy TV Show, SOS Coast Guard), dies from a heart attack at 43
- Aug 20 Kurt Schumacher, German politician (Social Democrat Party (SPD) chairman,1946-52). opposition leader, and political prisoner during WWII, dies at 56
- Aug 21 Isaac Sadeh, Polish-born leader of Jewish commando force (Palmach), dies at 62
- Aug 22 Hiranuma Kiichirō, 24th Prime Minister of Japan, dies at 84
- Aug 30 (Joseph) "Arky" Vaughan, American Baseball HOF shortstop (9 × MLB All-Star; NL batting champion 1935; NL stolen base leader 1943; Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers), dies in a boating accident at 40
- Aug 31 Henri Bourassa, French Canadian political leader (b. 1868)
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