Bill Ponsford (1900-1991)
Apr 6 Australian cricket batsman (29 Tests @ 48 22, 7 x 100s; 1st-class 13,819 runs @ 65.18; Victoria), dies at 90
- Apr 9 Forrest Towns, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1936), dies at 77
- Apr 11 Walker Cooper, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1942–44, 46–50; World Series 1942, 44; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 76
- Apr 25 Theo Laseroms [Tank], Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), dies
- Apr 26 Lars Hall, Swedish pentathlete (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 63
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