- Aug 11 Bob Scheffing, American baseball catcher (Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds), manager (Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers) and executive (GM NY Mets 1970-74), born in Overland, Missouri (d. 1985)
- Aug 13 John Facenda, American sportscaster (NFL Action), born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 1984)
- Aug 14 Fred Davis, English snooker player (World C'ship 1948-49, 51), born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire (d. 1998)
- Aug 14 Paul Dean, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Lucas, Arkansas (d. 1981)
- Aug 17 Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine racing driver (d. 1989)
- Aug 17 Rudy York, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Ragland, Alabama (d. 1970)
- Aug 21 Cornelius Johnson, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1936), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1946)
- Aug 28 Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricket batsman and captain (43 Tests; 3,073 runs @ 46.56; 10 x 100s; Victoria) and broadcaster (ABC 1956-81), born in Geelong, Australia (d. 1993)
- Aug 29 Len Butterfield, New Zealand cricketer (NZ all-rounder, Test), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1999)
- Aug 31 Ray Dandridge, American Baseball HOF third baseman (3 × NgL All-Star 1935, 37, 44; American Association MVP 1950 Minneapolis Millers), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1994)
About August 1913
How Old? 110 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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