- Apr 9 British Open Men's Golf, Musselburgh Links: Scotsman Bob Ferguson wins first of 3 straight titles; beats Peter Paxton by 5 strokes
Boule de Suif
Apr 15 Guy de Maupassant's short story masterpiece "Boule de Suif" (Dumpling) is first published in the collection "Les Soirées de Médan"
- Apr 18 An F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100.
- Apr 24 Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England
- Apr 30 The Metropolitan Museum's new premises opens at its current site at Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey
Admirals
Aviators
Gangsters
Generals
Industrialists
Suffragists