- Apr 2 Joe Hardstaff Sr., English cricket batsman (5 Tests; 3 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC) and umpire (21 Tests), dies at 64
- Apr 18 Benny Leonard, American boxer (world lightweight title 1917-25), dies from a heart attack at 51
- Apr 19 Charles Bidwill, American Pro Football HOF team owner (Chicago Cardinals 1933-46), dies of pneumonia at 51
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