Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
Apr 9 American architect (Guggenheim) recognized as "the greatest American architect of all time", dies at 89
- Apr 12 Ernest Willem Mulder, Dutch conductor, composer, and teacher, dies at 60
- Apr 12 James Gleason, American writer and actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool), dies at 76
- Apr 13 Eduard van Beinum, Dutch musician and conductor, dies at 58
- Apr 13 Rigardus "Rijn" Rijnhout, Giant of Rotterdam (2.375m), dies at 38
- Apr 16 Charles Halton, British stage actor (Dr Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again), dies at 83
- Apr 18 Irving Cummings, American silent screen actor and director (In Old Ariz), dies at 70
- Apr 24 Jef van Hoof, Flemish composer, dies at 72
- Apr 27 Gordon Armstrong, American inventor of the baby incubator, dies at 69
- Apr 29 Kenneth Anderson, British general (Operation Torch - North Africa), dies at 67
- Apr 30 Armand Marsick, Belgian composer, dies at 81
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