- Apr 4 Charles Bulfinch, 1st US professional architect (Massachusetts State House), dies at 80
- Apr 6 Francis Johnson, American keyed Kent bugle virtuoso, violinist, bandleader, and composer, dies at 51 [1]
- Apr 8 Ignaz Franz von Mosel, Austrian composer, dies at 72
- Apr 22 Henri-Montan Berton, French composer, dies at 76
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