- Aug 1 Stanley Dudek, US platform diver (watershows), dies
- Aug 8 Arthur Lang, American boxer and businessman, dies at 115
- Aug 13 Clifford Allison, American stock-car racer, dies in a practice race at 27
- Aug 19 Norvel Lee, American boxer (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 67
- Aug 31 Wolfgang Güllich, German rock climber, dies at 31 after a car crash
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