- Apr 1 George II, King of Greece (1922-1924, and 1935-1947), dies of arteriosclerosis at 56
- Apr 2 Joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for Eng 1907-08), dies
- Apr 4 William O'Donnell, Irish politician (b. ?)
- Apr 6 Vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58
- Apr 6 Herbert Backe, German Nazi politician (b. 1896)
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Apr 7 Henry Ford, American industrialist and auto maker (Ford Model T), dies at 83
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- Apr 9 Konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer, dies at 43
- Apr 11 Louise Peete, American murderess (b. 1880)
- Apr 12 Christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies
- Apr 16 Rudolf Höß, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp (b. 1900)
- Apr 18 Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51
- Apr 20 Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76
- Apr 24 Willa Cather, American writer (b. 1873)
- Apr 29 Irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80