- Aug 4 Willard "Home Run" Brown, American Baseball HOF outfielder (NgL World Series 1942; 6 x NgL All-Star Kansas City Monarchs; MLB: St. Louis Browns), dies at 81
- Aug 6 Gerry Gomez, West Indian cricket all-rounder (29 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 101, 58 wickets, BB 7/55; Trinidad), dies from a heart attack at 76
- Aug 6 Leonard John Coldwell, cricketer, dies at 63
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