Events in August

246Births

Artist	Birth	Age in 2026	Nationality
1 August
Coolio	01/08/1963	would have been 63 years old† 28/09/2022	United States
The Robert Cray Band	01/08/1953	73 years	United States
Sam Feldt	01/08/1993	33 years	Netherlands
Jerry Garcia	01/08/1942	would have been 84 years old† 09/08/1995	United States
Andrea Mingardi	01/08/1940	86 years	Italy
Martin Phipps	01/08/1968	58 years	United Kingdom
Ro-Cee	01/08/1970	56 years	-
Étienne Roda-Gil	01/08/1941	would have been 85 years old† 31/05/2004	France
Saez	01/08/1977	49 years	France
Saint-Preux	01/08/1948	78 years	France
Totó La Momposina	01/08/1940	would have been 86 years old† 17/05/2026	Colombia
2 August
Jim Capaldi	02/08/1944	would have been 82 years old† 28/01/2005	United Kingdom
Boris Dlugosch	02/08/1968	58 years	Germany
Les Dudek	02/08/1952	74 years	United States
Steve Hillage	02/08/1951	75 years	United Kingdom
Félix Leclerc	02/08/1914	would have been 112 years old† 08/08/1988	Canada
Priscilla	02/08/1989	37 years	France
Muriel Robin	02/08/1955	71 years	France
Will Tura	02/08/1940	86 years	Belgium
3 August
Tasmin Archer	03/08/1963	63 years	United Kingdom
Tony Bennett	03/08/1926	would have been 100 years old† 21/07/2023	United States
Cécile Aubry	03/08/1928	would have been 98 years old† 19/07/2010	France
Nina Corti	03/08/1953	73 years	Switzerland
Gina G	03/08/1970	56 years	Australia
Eddie Jefferson	03/08/1918	would have been 108 years old† 09/05/1979	United States
Sally Oldfield	03/08/1947	79 years	United Kingdom
Tristan	03/08/1958	would have been 68 years old† 04/08/2026	France
Christophe Willem	03/08/1983	43 years	France
4 August
Louis Armstrong	04/08/1901	would have been 125 years old† 06/07/1971	United States
Bill Coleman	04/08/1904	would have been 122 years old† 24/08/1981	United States
Maire Brennan	04/08/1952	would have been 74 years old† 13/04/2026	Ireland
Ian Broudie	04/08/1958	68 years	United Kingdom
David Bedford	04/08/1937	would have been 89 years old† 01/10/2011	United Kingdom
Klaus Schulze	04/08/1947	would have been 79 years old† 26/04/2022	Germany
Billy Bob Thornton	04/08/1955	71 years	United States
François Valéry	04/08/1954	72 years	France
Yo-Yo	04/08/1971	55 years	United States
Timi Yuro	04/08/1940	would have been 86 years old† 30/03/2004	United States
5 August
Carole Laure	05/08/1948	78 years	Quebec
Abigail Mead	05/08/1960	66 years	United States
Daniel Rossen	05/08/1982	44 years	United States
Samantha Sang	05/08/1951	75 years	Australia
6 August
Abbey Lincoln	06/08/1930	would have been 96 years old† 14/08/2010	United States
Burt Blanca	06/08/1944	82 years	Belgium
Sofia Essaïdi	06/08/1984	42 years	France / Morocco
Geri Halliwell	06/08/1972	54 years	United Kingdom
John Kongos	06/08/1945	81 years	South Africa
Marc Lavoine	06/08/1962	64 years	France
Donna Lewis	06/08/1959	67 years	United Kingdom
Stella Maessen	06/08/1953	73 years	Netherlands
Pierre Gossez	06/08/1928	would have been 98 years old† 09/12/2001	France
Joyce Sims	06/08/1959	would have been 67 years old† 15/10/2022	United States
7 August
Clió	07/08/1973	53 years	Italy
Dana Dawson	07/08/1974	would have been 52 years old† 10/08/2010	United States
Emmie	07/08/1977	49 years	United Kingdom
Sharon Isbin	07/08/1956	70 years	United States
Manitas De Plata	07/08/1921	would have been 105 years old† 05/11/2014	France
Bruno Pelletier	07/08/1962	64 years	Canada
B.J. Thomas	07/08/1942	would have been 84 years old† 29/05/2021	United States
8 August
Vanessa Amorosi	08/08/1981	45 years	Australia
David Grant	08/08/1956	70 years	United Kingdom
Kool Moe Dee	08/08/1962	64 years	United States
Francis Lalanne	08/08/1958	68 years	France
Marie	08/08/1949	would have been 77 years old† 18/10/1990	France
Bitty Mclean	08/08/1972	54 years	United Kingdom
Bitty McLean	08/08/1972	54 years	United Kingdom
Bernard Menez	08/08/1944	82 years	France
Joe Tex	08/08/1933	would have been 93 years old† 12/08/1982	United States
Jimmy Witherspoon	08/08/1920	would have been 106 years old† 18/09/1997	United States
9 August
Kurtis Blow	09/08/1959	67 years	United States
Dame Grease	09/08/1974	52 years	United States
Dial M For Moguai	09/08/1973	53 years	Germany
Ferenc Fricsay	09/08/1914	would have been 112 years old† 20/02/1963	Hungary / Austria
Whitney Houston	09/08/1963	would have been 63 years old† 11/02/2012	United States
J.J. Lionel	09/08/1947	would have been 79 years old† 14/07/2020	Belgium
Juanes	09/08/1972	54 years	Colombia
10 August
Patti Austin	10/08/1950	76 years	United States
Jimmy Dean	10/08/1928	would have been 98 years old† 13/06/2010	United States
Drupi	10/08/1947	79 years	Italy
Eddie Fisher	10/08/1928	would have been 98 years old† 22/09/2010	United States
Aaron Hall	10/08/1964	62 years	United States
J.C. Heard	10/08/1917	would have been 109 years old† 27/09/1988	United States
Ronnie Spector	10/08/1943	would have been 83 years old† 12/01/2022	United States
11 August
Patrick Bouchitey	11/08/1946	80 years	France
Eric Carmen	11/08/1949	would have been 77 years old† 10/03/2024	United States
Frederic Etherlinck	11/08/1968	58 years	Belgium
Joe Jackson	11/08/1954	72 years	United Kingdom
Charlie Sexton	11/08/1968	58 years	United States
Sandi Thom	11/08/1981	45 years	United Kingdom
12 August
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien	12/08/1972	54 years	United States
Encore!	12/08/1974	52 years	Germany
Geoff Muldaur	12/08/1943	83 years	United States
Mark Knopfler	12/08/1949	77 years	United Kingdom
Tanita Tikaram	12/08/1969	57 years	United Kingdom / Malaysia
13 August
Dave "Baby" Cortez	13/08/1938	would have been 88 years old† 31/05/2022	United States
Craig Douglas	13/08/1941	would have been 85 years old† 04/09/2026	United Kingdom
Dan Fogelberg	13/08/1951	would have been 75 years old† 16/12/2007	United States
George Shearing	13/08/1919	would have been 107 years old† 14/02/2011	United Kingdom
Luis Mariano	13/08/1914	would have been 112 years old† 14/07/1970	Spain / France
James Morrison	13/08/1984	42 years	United Kingdom
Marcello Pieri	13/08/1965	61 years	Italy
Son Seals	13/08/1942	would have been 84 years old† 20/12/2004	United States
Feargal Sharkey	13/08/1958	68 years	United Kingdom
14 August
Sarah Brightman	14/08/1960	66 years	United Kingdom
David Crosby	14/08/1941	would have been 85 years old† 18/01/2023	United States
Alexander Curly	14/08/1946	would have been 80 years old† 04/06/2012	Netherlands
Pino D'Angiò	14/08/1952	would have been 74 years old† 06/07/2024	Italy
Sharif Dean	14/08/1947	would have been 79 years old† 14/02/2019	Algeria
Luisa Fernandez	14/08/1961	65 years	Spain
René Goscinny	14/08/1926	would have been 100 years old† 05/11/1977	France
David Hallyday	14/08/1966	60 years	France / Monaco
James Horner	14/08/1953	would have been 73 years old† 22/06/2015	United States
Franck Pourcel	14/08/1913	would have been 113 years old† 12/11/2000	France
Siegfried Franz	14/08/1913	would have been 113 years old† 18/03/1998	Germany
Stuff Smith	14/08/1909	would have been 117 years old† 25/09/1967	United States
15 August
Aldo Ciccolini	15/08/1925	would have been 101 years old† 01/02/2015	France
Valdo Cilli	15/08/1950	would have been 76 years old† 27/06/2008	France
Nino Ferrer	15/08/1934	would have been 92 years old† 13/08/1998	Italy / France
Tom Johnston	15/08/1948	78 years	United States
Oscar Peterson	15/08/1925	would have been 101 years old† 23/12/2007	Canada
Sylvie Vartan	15/08/1944	82 years	France / Bulgaria
Hugo Winterhalter	15/08/1909	would have been 117 years old† 17/09/1973	United States
16 August
Kevin Ayers	16/08/1944	would have been 82 years old† 18/02/2013	United Kingdom
Bill Evans	16/08/1929	would have been 97 years old† 15/09/1980	United States
Eydie Gormé	16/08/1928	would have been 98 years old† 10/08/2013	United States
Jacques Genty	16/08/1921	would have been 105 years old† 13/11/2014	France
Madonna	16/08/1958	68 years	United States
Cristin Milioti	16/08/1985	41 years	United States
Marc Moulin	16/08/1942	would have been 84 years old† 26/09/2008	Belgium
Pierre Richard	16/08/1934	92 years	France
Sheila	16/08/1945	81 years	France
J.T. Taylor	16/08/1953	73 years	United States
17 August
Baby Huey	17/08/1944	would have been 82 years old† 28/10/1970	United States
Belinda Carlisle	17/08/1958	68 years	United States
Stephan Eicher	17/08/1960	66 years	Switzerland / France
George Duvivier	17/08/1920	would have been 106 years old† 11/07/1985	United States
Glen Goldsmith	17/08/1965	61 years	United Kingdom
Lavinia Jones	17/08/1973	53 years	South Africa
Kevin Rowland	17/08/1953	73 years	United Kingdom
Lene Marlin	17/08/1980	46 years	Norway
Maria McKee	17/08/1964	62 years	United States
Peter Benoit	17/08/1834	would have been 192 years old† 08/03/1901	Belgium
18 August
Hugues Aufray	18/08/1929	97 years	France
Lucienne Boyer	18/08/1901	would have been 125 years old† 06/12/1983	France
MIKA	18/08/1983	43 years	United States / United Kingdom / Lebanon
Noam	18/08/1962	64 years	Israel
Johnny Preston	18/08/1939	would have been 87 years old† 04/03/2011	United States
Patrick Swayze	18/08/1952	would have been 74 years old† 14/09/2009	United States
19 August
Ginger Baker	19/08/1939	would have been 87 years old† 06/10/2019	United Kingdom
Bonnie Bianco	19/08/1963	63 years	United States
Willy Denzey	19/08/1982	44 years	France
Fat Joe	19/08/1970	56 years	United States
Ian Gillan	19/08/1945	81 years	United Kingdom
Johnny Nash	19/08/1940	would have been 86 years old† 06/10/2020	United States
Nate Dogg	19/08/1969	would have been 57 years old† 15/03/2011	United States
Ivan Neville	19/08/1959	67 years	United States
Joey Tempest	19/08/1963	63 years	Sweden
20 August
Anaïs	20/08/1976	50 years	France
Jamie Cullum	20/08/1979	47 years	United Kingdom
Marcel Dadi	20/08/1951	would have been 75 years old† 17/07/1996	France
Sonia Davis	20/08/1962	64 years	Italy
Isaac Hayes	20/08/1942	would have been 84 years old† 10/08/2008	United States
John Hiatt	20/08/1952	74 years	United States
Demi Lovato	20/08/1992	34 years	United States
Patxi Garat	20/08/1981	45 years	France
Robert Plant	20/08/1948	78 years	United Kingdom
Jim Reeves	20/08/1923	would have been 103 years old† 31/07/1964	United States
Jack Teagarden	20/08/1905	would have been 121 years old† 15/01/1964	United States
21 August
Alizée	21/08/1984	42 years	France
Count Basie	21/08/1904	would have been 122 years old† 26/04/1984	United States
Jackie DeShannon	21/08/1941	85 years	United States
Patrick Juvet	21/08/1950	would have been 76 years old† 01/04/2021	Switzerland
Kelis	21/08/1979	47 years	New York
Marián Lapšanský	21/08/1947	79 years	Slovakia
Gérard Manset	21/08/1945	81 years	France
Mélissa M	21/08/1985	41 years	France
Kenny Rogers	21/08/1938	would have been 88 years old† 20/03/2020	United States
22 August
Tori Amos	22/08/1963	63 years	United States
Beenie Man	22/08/1973	53 years	Jamaica
Claude Debussy	22/08/1862	would have been 164 years old† 25/03/1918	France
Dale Hawkins	22/08/1936	would have been 90 years old† 13/02/2010	United States
John Lee Hooker	22/08/1917	would have been 109 years old† 21/06/2001	United States
Evelyn Thomas	22/08/1953	would have been 73 years old† 21/07/2024	United States
23 August
Brad Mehldau	23/08/1970	56 years	United States
Edwyn Collins	23/08/1959	67 years	United Kingdom
Gene Kelly	23/08/1912	would have been 114 years old† 02/02/1996	United States
Vicky Leandros	23/08/1949	77 years	Greece
Terje Rypdal	23/08/1947	79 years	Norway
Rick Springfield	23/08/1949	77 years	United States / Australia
Vicky Leandros	23/08/1949	77 years	Greece
24 August
Marie Carmen	24/08/1959	67 years	Canada
Philippe Cataldo	24/08/1954	72 years	France
Léo Ferré	24/08/1916	would have been 110 years old† 14/07/1993	France / Monaco
Geff Harrison	24/08/1948	78 years	United Kingdom
Ken Hensley	24/08/1945	would have been 81 years old† 04/11/2020	United Kingdom
Jean-Michel Jarre	24/08/1948	78 years	France
Lumidee	24/08/1984	42 years	United States
25 August
Eve Angeli	25/08/1980	46 years	France
Leonard Bernstein	25/08/1918	would have been 108 years old† 14/10/1990	United States
Elvis Costello	25/08/1954	72 years	United Kingdom
Billy Ray Cyrus	25/08/1961	65 years	United States
Willy DeVille	25/08/1950	would have been 76 years old† 06/08/2009	United States
José van Dam	25/08/1940	would have been 86 years old† 17/02/2026	Belgium
Salif Keita	25/08/1949	77 years	Mali
Amy MacDonald	25/08/1987	39 years	United Kingdom
Christophe Mali	25/08/1976	50 years	France
Gabriel Rios	25/08/1978	48 years	United States / Belgium
Wayne Shorter	25/08/1933	would have been 93 years old† 02/03/2023	United States
David Vendetta	25/08/1971	55 years	France
26 August
Dr. Alban	26/08/1957	69 years	Nigeria
Daniel Levi	26/08/1961	would have been 65 years old† 06/08/2022	France
Arnold McCuller	26/08/1950	76 years	United States
Thalía	26/08/1971	55 years	United States / Mexico
27 August
Felix Da Housecat	27/08/1971	55 years	United States
Cesaria Evora	27/08/1941	would have been 85 years old† 17/12/2011	Cape Verde
Lester Young	27/08/1909	would have been 117 years old† 15/03/1959	United States
Mario	27/08/1986	40 years	United States
Mario Winans	27/08/1974	52 years	United States
Mase	27/08/1975	51 years	United States
Rebel MC	27/08/1965	61 years	United Kingdom
28 August
Kim Appleby	28/08/1961	65 years	United Kingdom
François Béranger	28/08/1937	would have been 89 years old† 14/10/2003	France
Karl Böhm	28/08/1894	would have been 132 years old† 14/08/1981	Austria / Germany
John Shirley-Quirk	28/08/1931	would have been 95 years old† 07/04/2014	United Kingdom
Richard Tucker	28/08/1913	would have been 113 years old† 08/01/1975	United States
LeAnn Rimes	28/08/1982	44 years	United States
David Soul	28/08/1943	would have been 83 years old† 04/01/2024	United States / United Kingdom
Shania Twain	28/08/1965	61 years	Canada
29 August
A+	29/08/1982	44 years	United States
Commander Tom	29/08/1962	would have been 64 years old† 09/06/2022	Germany
Enzo Enzo	29/08/1959	67 years	France
Charles Gray	29/08/1928	would have been 98 years old† 07/03/2000	United Kingdom
Michael Jackson	29/08/1958	would have been 68 years old† 25/06/2009	United States
Amanda Marshall	29/08/1972	54 years	Canada
Moos	29/08/1974	52 years	France
Lucien Muratore	29/08/1876	would have been 150 years old† 16/07/1954	France
Charlie Parker	29/08/1920	would have been 106 years old† 12/03/1955	United States
Dinah Washington	29/08/1924	would have been 102 years old† 14/12/1963	United States
30 August
Kenny Dorham	30/08/1924	would have been 102 years old† 05/12/1972	United States
31 August
Vincent Delerm	31/08/1976	50 years	France
Wilton Felder	31/08/1940	would have been 86 years old† 24/09/2015	United States
Debbie Gibson	31/08/1970	56 years	United States
Dirk Hamilton	31/08/1949	77 years	United States
Lily Laskine	31/08/1893	would have been 133 years old† 04/01/1988	France
Van Morrison	31/08/1945	81 years	United Kingdom
Chris Tucker	31/08/1971	55 years	United States

98Death

Artist	Death	There are	Age at death	Nationality
1 August
Cilla Black	01/08/2015	11 years	72 years	United Kingdom
Frida Boccara	01/08/1996	30 years	55 years	France / Morocco
2 August
Michel Berger	02/08/1992	34 years	44 years	France
Jimmy Jones	02/08/2012	14 years	75 years	United States
Pietro Mascagni	02/08/1945	81 years	81 years	-
Billy Lee Riley	02/08/2009	17 years	75 years	United States
3 August
Yvette Giraud	03/08/2014	12 years	97 years	France
Arthur Lee	03/08/2006	20 years	61 years	United States
4 August
Ray Adams	04/08/2003	23 years	72 years	Norway / Sweden
Eddie Condon	04/08/1973	53 years	67 years	United States
Paul Johnson	04/08/2021	5 years	50 years	United States
Little Milton	04/08/2005	21 years	71 years	United States
Marilyn Monroe	04/08/1962	64 years	36 years	United States
Tristan	04/08/2026	0s	68 years	France
5 August
George Duke	05/08/2013	13 years	67 years	United States
6 August
Bix Beiderbecke	06/08/1931	95 years	28 years	United States
Willy DeVille	06/08/2009	17 years	58 years	United States
Marvin Hamlisch	06/08/2012	14 years	68 years	United States
Rick James	06/08/2004	22 years	56 years	United States
Daniel Levi	06/08/2022	4 years	60 years	France
Domenico Modugno	06/08/1994	32 years	66 years	Italy
Klaus Nomi	06/08/1983	43 years	39 years	Germany
Henri Tisot	06/08/2011	15 years	74 years	France
7 August
Eddie Calvert	07/08/1978	48 years	56 years	United Kingdom
DJ Casper	07/08/2023	3 years	58 years	United States
Esther Phillips	07/08/1984	42 years	48 years	United States
8 August
Glen Campbell	08/08/2017	9 years	81 years	United States
Cannonball Adderley	08/08/1975	51 years	46 years	United States
Johnny Dodds And His Orchestra	08/08/1940	86 years	48 years	United States
Ferre Grignard	08/08/1982	44 years	43 years	Belgium
Félix Leclerc	08/08/1988	38 years	74 years	Canada
Olivia Newton-John	08/08/2022	4 years	73 years	United Kingdom / Australia
Sixto Rodriguez	08/08/2023	3 years	81 years	United States
Ten City	08/08/1987	39 years	60 years	United States
9 August
Jerry Garcia	09/08/1995	31 years	53 years	United States
Robbie Robertson	09/08/2023	3 years	80 years	Canada
Ruggiero Leoncavallo	09/08/1919	107 years	62 years	-
Paul Samson	09/08/2002	24 years	49 years	United Kingdom
Dmitri Shostakovich	09/08/1975	51 years	68 years	-
10 August
Dana Dawson	10/08/2010	16 years	36 years	United States
Dominique Tirmont	10/08/2002	24 years	79 years	France
Eydie Gormé	10/08/2013	13 years	84 years	United States
Isaac Hayes	10/08/2008	18 years	65 years	United States
11 August
Trini Lopez	11/08/2020	6 years	83 years	United States
Les Paul	11/08/2009	17 years	94 years	United States
Rafael Kubelik	11/08/1996	30 years	82 years	Czech Republic
Alfred Scholz	11/08/1999	27 years	79 years	Czech Republic
Robin Williams	11/08/2014	12 years	63 years	United States
12 August
Leoš Janáček	12/08/1928	98 years	74 years	Czech Republic
Joe Tex	12/08/1982	44 years	49 years	United States
13 August
Nino Ferrer	13/08/1998	28 years	63 years	Italy / France
Henri Garat	13/08/1959	67 years	57 years	France
Nanci Griffith	13/08/2021	5 years	68 years	United States
Robert Johnson	13/08/1938	88 years	27 years	United States
Greg Kihn	13/08/2024	2 years	75 years	United States
Jules Massenet	13/08/1912	114 years	70 years	France
14 August
Abbey Lincoln	14/08/2010	16 years	80 years	United States
Karl Böhm	14/08/1981	45 years	86 years	Austria / Germany
Roy Buchanan	14/08/1988	38 years	48 years	United States
Johnny Burnette	14/08/1964	62 years	30 years	United States
15 August
Blond-Blond	15/08/1999	27 years	79 years	France
Bobby Hutcherson	15/08/2016	10 years	75 years	United States
16 August
Aretha Franklin	16/08/2018	8 years	76 years	United States
Herbert Pagani	16/08/1988	38 years	44 years	Italy
Peter Toperczer	16/08/2010	16 years	66 years	Czech Republic
Elvis Presley	16/08/1977	49 years	42 years	United States
17 August
Pierre Vassiliu	17/08/2014	12 years	76 years	France
18 August
Sonny Burgess	18/08/2017	9 years	88 years	United States
Alain Delon	18/08/2024	2 years	88 years	Switzerland / France
Scott McKenzie	18/08/2012	14 years	73 years	United States
19 August
Betty Everett	19/08/2001	25 years	61 years	United States
Louis De Froment	19/08/1994	32 years	72 years	France
20 August
Alberto Solfrini	20/08/2007	19 years	59 years	Italy
Joe Dassin	20/08/1980	46 years	41 years	United States / France
22 August
Toto Cutugno	22/08/2023	3 years	80 years	Italy
Toots Thielemans	22/08/2016	10 years	94 years	United States / Belgium
Patrick Verbeke	22/08/2021	5 years	72 years	France
23 August
Jimmy Cleveland	23/08/2008	18 years	82 years	United States
David Garrick	23/08/2013	13 years	67 years	United Kingdom
24 August
Bill Coleman	24/08/1981	45 years	77 years	United States
Don Byas	24/08/1972	54 years	59 years	United States
Gene Page	24/08/1998	28 years	58 years	United States
Louis Prima	24/08/1978	48 years	67 years	United States
25 August
Aaliyah	25/08/2001	25 years	22 years	United States
Tim Curry	25/08/2026	0s	80 years	United States / United Kingdom
Jack Nitzsche	25/08/2000	26 years	63 years	United States
Dolly Parton	25/08/2026	0s	80 years	United States
26 August
Laura Branigan	26/08/2004	22 years	52 years	United States
27 August
Charlie Smalls	27/08/1987	39 years	43 years	United States
Mireille Darc	27/08/2017	9 years	79 years	France
Stevie Ray Vaughan	27/08/1990	36 years	35 years	United States
28 August
Nancy Holloway	28/08/2019	7 years	86 years	United States / France
Vince Taylor	28/08/1991	35 years	52 years	United Kingdom
29 August
Hans Vonk	29/08/2004	22 years	62 years	Netherlands
The Upsetter	29/08/2021	5 years	85 years	Jamaica
31 August
Lionel Hampton	31/08/2002	24 years	94 years	United States
Mark Shreeve	31/08/2022	4 years	65 years	United Kingdom
? Date unknown
Cunnie Williams	08/2024	2 years	61 years	United States