- Apr 1 Gunther Rennert, opera director and producer, born in Essen, Germany
- Apr 2 Charles "Honi" Coles, American actor and tap dancer (Tito Suarez-Dirty Dancing), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
- Apr 3 Watkins Shaw, British musicologist, born in Bradford, Yorkshire (d. 1996)
- Apr 5 Goddard Lieberson, English composer and President of Columbia Records, born in Hanley, Staffordshire, England (d. 1977)
- Apr 6 Phyllis Margaret Duncan Tate, composer
- Apr 10 Martin Denny, musician (Exotica), born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
- Apr 13 Nino Sanzogno, Italian composer, born in Venice (d. 1983)
- Apr 16 Christine McIntyre, American actress and singer (The Three Stooges, The Rangers' Round-Up), born in Nogales, Arizona (d. 1984)
- Apr 19 Francesco Maria Saraceni, composer
- Apr 21 Leonard Warren, American baritone (Met-1939-60) who died on stage, born in NYC, New York (d. 1960)
- Apr 30 Hans Studer, Swiss composer, born in Murii (d. 1984)