- Apr 2 Onno Zwier van Haren, Frisian poet (Fatherland), born in St. Annaparochie, Netherlands (d. 1779)
- Apr 10 John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist, born in Congleton, Cheshire, England (d. 1788)
- Apr 12 Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer, born in Lapanouse, France (d. 1796)
- Apr 13 Pierre Jélyotte, French composer, born in Lasseube, France (d. 1797)
- Apr 21 Louis de Noailles, Marshal of France, born in Versailles, France (d. 1793)