- Apr 1 Boris Koutzen, Russian violinist, composer, and educator, born in Uman, Russia (now Ukraine) (d. 1966)
- Apr 6 Willem Pelemans, Flemish composer, and music critic, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1991) [some sources give birthdate as April 8]
- Apr 11 Theodor Rogalski, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1954)
- Apr 16 Karel Albert, Flemish composer (Marieken van Nymeghen), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1987)
- Apr 18 Al Lewis, American lyricist, songwriter and music publisher ("Blueberry Hill"; "You Gotta Be a Football Hero"), born in New York City (d. 1967)
- Apr 21 Julián Bautista, Spanish orchestral and film score composer, and conductor, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1961)
- Apr 25 Ernst Gernot Klussmann, German composer, born in Hamburg, GermanyGerman Empire (d. 1975)
About April 1901
How Old? 123 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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