- Apr 3 Sergei Filatov, Soviet equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1960), dies at 70
- Apr 6 Jack Kent Cooke, Canadian entrepreneur, NFL team owner (Washington Redskins), dies at 84
- Apr 7 Luis Aloma, Cuban baseball player, dies at 73
- Apr 7 Sam Parks Jr., American golfer (US Open 1935), dies at 87
- Apr 13 Foffie Williams, West Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests; 9 wickets, 1 x 50; Barbados), dies at 83
- Apr 13 Voldemar Väli, Estonian wrestler, dies at age 94
- Apr 23 Dennis Compton, England cricket batsman and footballer (5,807 Test runs, Arsenal 1950 FA Cup), dies at 78
- Apr 30 Henry Picard, American golfer (Masters 1938, PGA 1939), dies at 90
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