Events in Sport
- Apr 1 Greek athlete Konstantinos Tsiklitiras breaks the world record -in standing long jump jumping 3.47 metres.
- Apr 9 1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Red Sox vs Harvard)
- Apr 15 16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan in race record 2:21:18.2
- Apr 16 Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers 2nd base)
- Apr 20 Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11
- Apr 20 Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 6-5
- Apr 26 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)
Birthdays in Sport
- Apr 8 Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater (Olympic gold 1928, 32, 36), actress (My Lucky Star), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1969)
- Apr 8 Alois Brunner, Austrian Nazi
- Apr 10 Clarke Hinkle, American NFL fullback (Green Bay Packers), born in Toronto, Ohio (d. 1988)
- Apr 20 David Townsend, English cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935), born in Norton, County Durham (d. 1997)