- Apr 10 Ivo Bligh, British noble (8th Earl of Darnley) and cricketer (Lord Darnley England capt v Australia 1882-83), dies at 68
- Apr 10 Young Corbett II (William J. Rothwell), American boxer (world featherweight champion 1901-02), dies at 46
- Apr 15 Francesco Gaeta, Italian poet (Di Giacomo), dies at 47
- Apr 15 Gaston Leroux, French writer (The Phantom of the Opera), dies at 58