- Apr 4 Isaac Kauffman Funk, American publisher (Funk & Wagnalls), dies at 72
- Apr 4 Charles Brantley Aycock, 50th Governor of North Carolina (1901-05), dies at 52
Clara Barton
Apr 12 Clara Barton, American nurse and founder of the American Red Cross, dies of tuberculosis at 90

Clara Barton
Edward Smith
Apr 15 Edward Smith, English naval captain of the RMS Titanic, dies when the ship sinks in the Atlantic Ocean aged 62

Edward Smith
Bram Stoker
Apr 20 Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64

Bram Stoker