- Apr 16 Federico Mompou, Catalan composer (Música Callada -'The Voice of Silence'), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1987)
- Apr 16 Joseph Yasser, Russian-American composer, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1981)
- Apr 17 Irene Castle, American vaudeville, stage, and screen dancer, and animal rights activist, born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 1969)