- Apr 4 George Albert Smith, American religious leader, 8th President of Latter-day Saints, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1951)
- Apr 7 Gustav Landauer, German socialist and writer (advocated for social anarchism), born in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden (d. 1919)
- Apr 7 Joseph Ryelandt, Belgian composer (Christus Rex - Christ the King), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1965)
- Apr 14 Syd Gregory, Australian cricket batsman & captain (58 Tests, 4 x 100, 8 x 50, HS 201; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1929)
- Apr 14 Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter, born in Saratov, Russia (d. 1905)
- Apr 17 Ray Stannard Baker, American journalist (Puliter Prize 1940), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 1946)
- Apr 20 Maulvi Abdul Haq, Pakistani scholar and father of Modern Urdu, born in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, British India (d. 1961)
- Apr 20 Simeon Roncal, Bolivian composer, born in Sucre, Bolivia (d. 1953)
- Apr 21 Edwin S. Porter, American film pioneer and producer (Jack and the Beanstalk), born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania (d. 1941)
Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924)
Apr 22 Russian Marxist Revolutionary and Soviet Leader (1917-24), born in Simbirsk, Russia
