- Apr 1 Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, 22nd Governor of New South Wales (1908-13) and Viceroy of British India (1916-21), dies at 64
- Apr 2 Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Indian cricket batsman (15 Tests, 989 runs @ 44.95, 2 x 100s) and politician (Maharaja of Nawanagar), dies at 60
- Apr 5 Earl Derr Biggers, American author ("Charlie Chan" detective series), dies of a heart attack at 48
Henry Royce (1863-1933)
Apr 22 English industrialist and automobile founder (Rolls-Royce), dies at 70
- Apr 23 Blair Fairchild, American composer and diplomat, dies at 55
Tim Keefe (1857-1933)
Apr 23 American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Triple Crown 1888; MLB record 0.86 ERA, single season 1880; NY Giants), dies at 76
- Apr 24 Felix Adler, German-American educator of political and social ethics, dies at 81
- Apr 28 Robin Irvine, British actor (Easy Virtue, When Boys Leave Home), dies of pleurisy at 31
- Apr 29 Constantine P. Cavafy, Egyptian Greek poet, journalist and civil servant, dies at 70
- Apr 30 Luis Sanchez Cerro, President of Peru, assassinated by Hurtado de Mendoza
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