Apr 2 Theodor Althaus, writer, dies Apr 9 John Howard Payne, American actor, playwright (Fair Warning), author and creator of the hit song "Home! Sweet Home!", dies at 60 Apr 19 Vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homerus), dies at 69 Apr 21 Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787) Apr 24 Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (b. 1783) Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1851 Famous Deaths by Year 1853