- Apr 4 Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver, dies at 73
- Apr 8 Joseph Netherclift, English composer, dies at 70
- Apr 10 Giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist, dies at 77
- Apr 15 Jan Nepomuk Kanka, Czech composer, dies at 90
- Apr 17 Daniel Smith Donelson, Confederate general and cousin of Andrew Jackson, dies at 61
- Apr 18 Job Plimpton, American composer and organ builder, dies at 79