Karl Benz (1844-1929)
Apr 4 German inventor, engine designer and automobile manufacturer (Mercedes-Benz), dies of bronchial inflammation at 84
- Apr 10 Edmond Thieffry, Belgian air pioneer and WW I flying ace (first flight Belgium to the Congo), dies in an airplane crash at 36
- Apr 15 Antonio Smareglia, Italian composer, dies at 74
- Apr 22 Henry Lerolle, French painter, dies at 80
- Apr 22 Ödön Mihalovich, Hungarian composer, dies at 86
- Apr 23 Rudolf Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies of tuberculosis at 28
Assassination
Drug Overdose
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Plane Crash
Suicide