Events in April
250Births
| Artist | Birth | Age in 2026 | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April | |||
| Marcel Amont | 01/04/1929 | would have been 97 years old† 08/03/2023 | France |
| John '00' Fleming | 01/04/1969 | 57 years | United Kingdom |
| John Barbata | 01/04/1945 | would have been 81 years old† 08/05/2024 | United States |
| Marc Grauwels | 01/04/1954 | 72 years | Belgium |
| Arthur Smith | 01/04/1921 | would have been 105 years old† 03/04/2014 | United States |
| 2 April | |||
| Gregory Abbott | 02/04/1954 | 72 years | United States |
| Dr. Demento | 02/04/1941 | 85 years | United States |
| Marvin Gaye | 02/04/1939 | would have been 87 years old† 01/04/1984 | United States |
| Emmylou Harris | 02/04/1947 | 79 years | United States |
| Larry Coryell | 02/04/1943 | would have been 83 years old† 19/02/2017 | United States |
| Thierry Le Luron | 02/04/1952 | would have been 74 years old† 13/11/1986 | France |
| Solveig Slettahjell | 02/04/1971 | 55 years | Norway |
| 3 April | |||
| Lloyd Brown | 03/04/1913 | would have been 113 years old† 01/04/2003 | United States |
| Doris Day | 03/04/1922 | would have been 104 years old† 13/05/2019 | United States |
| François De Roubaix | 03/04/1939 | would have been 87 years old† 21/11/1975 | France |
| Hussein Fatal | 03/04/1973 | would have been 53 years old† 11/07/2015 | United States |
| Henri Garat | 03/04/1902 | would have been 124 years old† 13/08/1959 | France |
| Grégoire | 03/04/1979 | 47 years | France |
| Jorma Hynninen | 03/04/1941 | 85 years | Finland |
| Lili Kraus | 03/04/1903 | would have been 123 years old† 06/11/1986 | Hungary / United Kingdom |
| Leona Lewis | 03/04/1985 | 41 years | United Kingdom |
| Jimmy McGriff | 03/04/1936 | would have been 90 years old† 24/05/2008 | United States |
| Mikhaïl Rudy | 03/04/1953 | 73 years | France |
| Mistinguett | 03/04/1875 | would have been 151 years old† 05/01/1956 | France |
| Dario Moreno | 03/04/1921 | would have been 105 years old† 01/12/1968 | Turkey |
| MURPHY Eddie | 03/04/1961 | 65 years | United States |
| Billy Joe Royal | 03/04/1942 | would have been 84 years old† 06/10/2015 | United States |
| Spiller | 03/04/1975 | 51 years | Italy |
| Tony Orlando | 03/04/1944 | 82 years | United States |
| 4 April | |||
| William Baldé | 04/04/1971 | 55 years | France |
| Carol Douglas | 04/04/1948 | 78 years | United States |
| Major Lance | 04/04/1939 | would have been 87 years old† 03/09/1994 | United States |
| Maribelle | 04/04/1960 | 66 years | Netherlands |
| Hugh Masekela | 04/04/1939 | would have been 87 years old† 23/01/2018 | South Africa |
| Gary Moore | 04/04/1952 | would have been 74 years old† 06/02/2011 | United Kingdom |
| Pierre Monteux | 04/04/1875 | would have been 151 years old† 01/07/1964 | United States / France |
| Muddy Waters | 04/04/1913 | would have been 113 years old† 30/04/1983 | United States |
| 5 April | |||
| Peter Case | 05/04/1954 | 72 years | United States |
| Paula Cole | 05/04/1968 | 58 years | United States |
| Agnetha Fältskog | 05/04/1950 | 76 years | Sweden |
| Harpo | 05/04/1950 | 76 years | Sweden |
| Herbert von Karajan | 05/04/1908 | would have been 118 years old† 16/07/1989 | Austria / Germany |
| Stan Ridgway | 05/04/1954 | 72 years | United States |
| Crispian St. Peters | 05/04/1939 | would have been 87 years old† 08/06/2010 | United Kingdom |
| Stanley Turrentine | 05/04/1932 | would have been 94 years old† 12/09/2000 | United States |
| 6 April | |||
| Patrick Doyle | 06/04/1953 | 73 years | United Kingdom |
| Gordon Giltrap | 06/04/1948 | 78 years | United Kingdom |
| Patrick Hernandez | 06/04/1949 | 77 years | France |
| Gerry Mulligan | 06/04/1927 | would have been 99 years old† 19/01/1996 | United States |
| André Previn | 06/04/1929 | would have been 97 years old† 28/02/2019 | United States / Germany |
| Gheorghe Zamfir | 06/04/1941 | 85 years | Romania |
| 7 April | |||
| Axel Bauer | 07/04/1961 | 65 years | France |
| Percy Faith | 07/04/1908 | would have been 118 years old† 09/02/1976 | Canada / United States |
| Billie Holiday | 07/04/1915 | would have been 111 years old† 17/07/1959 | United States |
| Janis Ian | 07/04/1951 | 75 years | United States |
| Johannes Somary | 07/04/1935 | would have been 91 years old† 01/02/2011 | - |
| Babatunde Olatunji | 07/04/1927 | would have been 99 years old† 06/04/2003 | United States / Nigeria |
| Patricia Paay | 07/04/1949 | 77 years | Netherlands |
| Mongo Santamaria | 07/04/1917 | would have been 109 years old† 01/02/2003 | Cuba |
| Ravi Shankar | 07/04/1920 | would have been 106 years old† 11/12/2012 | India |
| Michèle Torr | 07/04/1947 | 79 years | France |
| 8 April | |||
| Anouk | 08/04/1975 | 51 years | Netherlands |
| Jacques Brel | 08/04/1929 | would have been 97 years old† 09/10/1978 | Belgium |
| Roger Chapman | 08/04/1942 | 84 years | United Kingdom |
| Franco Corelli | 08/04/1921 | would have been 105 years old† 29/10/2003 | Italy |
| Robin George | 08/04/1956 | would have been 70 years old† 26/04/2024 | - |
| Steve Howe | 08/04/1947 | 79 years | United Kingdom |
| Julian Lennon | 08/04/1963 | 63 years | United Kingdom |
| Conner Reeves | 08/04/1972 | 54 years | United Kingdom |
| 9 April | |||
| Antal Dorati | 09/04/1906 | would have been 120 years old† 13/11/1988 | Hungary / United States |
| E | 09/04/1963 | 63 years | United States |
| Jacques Pellen | 09/04/1957 | would have been 69 years old† 21/04/2020 | France |
| Carl Perkins | 09/04/1932 | would have been 94 years old† 19/01/1998 | United States |
| Patty Pravo | 09/04/1948 | 78 years | Italy |
| Paul Robeson | 09/04/1898 | would have been 128 years old† 23/01/1976 | United States |
| 10 April | |||
| Babyface | 10/04/1959 | 67 years | United States |
| Claude Bolling | 10/04/1930 | would have been 96 years old† 29/12/2020 | France |
| Rémy Bricka | 10/04/1949 | 77 years | France |
| Sophie Ellis-Bextor | 10/04/1979 | 47 years | United Kingdom |
| Bo Hansson | 10/04/1943 | would have been 83 years old† 23/04/2010 | Sweden |
| Jaap ter Linden | 10/04/1947 | 79 years | Netherlands |
| CB Milton | 10/04/1968 | 58 years | Netherlands |
| Willie Nelson | 10/04/1933 | 93 years | United States |
| Loïc Nottet | 10/04/1996 | 30 years | Belgium |
| Shinehead | 10/04/1962 | 64 years | Jamaica |
| St Germain | 10/04/1969 | 57 years | France |
| Ricky Valance | 10/04/1936 | would have been 90 years old† 12/06/2020 | United Kingdom |
| 11 April | |||
| Aleandro Baldi | 11/04/1959 | 67 years | Italy |
| El Chato | 11/04/1961 | 65 years | France |
| Nicoletta | 11/04/1944 | 82 years | France |
| Lisa Stansfield | 11/04/1966 | 60 years | United Kingdom |
| Joss Stone | 11/04/1987 | 39 years | United Kingdom |
| Allan Theo | 11/04/1972 | 54 years | France |
| Vader Abraham | 11/04/1935 | would have been 91 years old† 08/11/2022 | Netherlands |
| Whigfield | 11/04/1970 | 56 years | Denmark |
| 12 April | |||
| Jean-Louis Aubert | 12/04/1955 | 71 years | France |
| David Cassidy | 12/04/1950 | would have been 76 years old† 21/11/2017 | United States |
| Edouard Commette | 12/04/1883 | would have been 143 years old† 21/04/1967 | France |
| Johnny Dodds And His Orchestra | 12/04/1892 | would have been 134 years old† 08/08/1940 | United States |
| Lisa Gerrard | 12/04/1961 | 65 years | Australia |
| Herbie Hancock | 12/04/1940 | 86 years | United States |
| Montserrat Caballé | 12/04/1933 | would have been 93 years old† 06/10/2018 | Spain |
| Pat Travers | 12/04/1954 | 72 years | Canada |
| 13 April | |||
| Peabo Bryson | 13/04/1951 | would have been 75 years old† 02/06/2026 | United States |
| Vladimir Cosma | 13/04/1940 | 86 years | France / Romania |
| Guy Fanfant | 13/04/1937 | 89 years | France |
| Al Green | 13/04/1946 | 80 years | United States |
| Lou Bega | 13/04/1975 | 51 years | Germany |
| Patrick Verbeke | 13/04/1949 | would have been 77 years old† 22/08/2021 | France |
| 14 April | |||
| Michel Alibo | 14/04/1959 | 67 years | France |
| Loretta Lynn | 14/04/1932 | would have been 94 years old† 04/10/2022 | United States |
| 15 April | |||
| Bessie Smith | 15/04/1894 | would have been 132 years old† 26/09/1937 | United States |
| Dave Edmunds | 15/04/1944 | 82 years | United Kingdom |
| Samantha Fox | 15/04/1966 | 60 years | United Kingdom |
| Anne Germain | 15/04/1935 | would have been 91 years old† 13/09/2016 | France |
| Marsha Hunt | 15/04/1946 | 80 years | United States / United Kingdom |
| Nick Kamen | 15/04/1962 | would have been 64 years old† 04/05/2021 | United Kingdom |
| Raggio Di Luna | 15/04/1954 | 72 years | France |
| Liam O'Flynn | 15/04/1945 | would have been 81 years old† 14/03/2018 | Ireland |
| Sir Neville Marriner | 15/04/1924 | would have been 102 years old† 02/10/2016 | United Kingdom |
| Marty Wilde | 15/04/1939 | 87 years | United Kingdom |
| 16 April | |||
| Akon | 16/04/1973 | 53 years | United States / Senegal |
| Alisha | 16/04/1968 | 58 years | United States |
| Michel Blanc | 16/04/1952 | 74 years | France |
| Charlie Chaplin | 16/04/1889 | would have been 137 years old† 25/12/1977 | United Kingdom |
| Lucienne Delyle | 16/04/1913 | would have been 113 years old† 10/04/1962 | France |
| Geoffrey Oryema | 16/04/1953 | would have been 73 years old† 22/06/2018 | France / Uganda |
| Chas Jankel | 16/04/1952 | 74 years | United Kingdom |
| Henry Mancini | 16/04/1924 | would have been 102 years old† 14/06/1994 | United States |
| Herbie Mann | 16/04/1930 | would have been 96 years old† 01/07/2003 | United States |
| Jean-François Michael | 16/04/1946 | 80 years | France |
| R. Carlos Nakai | 16/04/1946 | 80 years | United States |
| Gerry Rafferty | 16/04/1947 | would have been 79 years old† 04/01/2011 | United Kingdom |
| Dusty Springfield | 16/04/1939 | would have been 87 years old† 02/03/1999 | United Kingdom |
| Ray Ventura | 16/04/1908 | would have been 118 years old† 29/03/1979 | France |
| Bobby Vinton | 16/04/1935 | 91 years | United States |
| 17 April | |||
| Billy Fury | 17/04/1940 | would have been 86 years old† 28/01/1983 | United Kingdom |
| Jan Hammer | 17/04/1948 | 78 years | United States / Czech Republic |
| Niki Haris | 17/04/1962 | 64 years | United States |
| Pat Krimson | 17/04/1965 | 61 years | Belgium |
| Redman | 17/04/1970 | 56 years | United States |
| Michael Sembello | 17/04/1954 | 72 years | United States |
| 18 April | |||
| Hal Galper | 18/04/1938 | would have been 88 years old† 18/07/2025 | United States |
| Jean Guillou | 18/04/1930 | would have been 96 years old† 26/01/2019 | France |
| Sean Maguire | 18/04/1976 | 50 years | United Kingdom |
| Todd Terry | 18/04/1967 | 59 years | United States |
| Zazie | 18/04/1964 | 62 years | France |
| 19 April | |||
| Alan Price | 19/04/1941 | 85 years | United Kingdom |
| Tim Curry | 19/04/1946 | would have been 80 years old† 25/08/2026 | United States / United Kingdom |
| Daguerre | 19/04/1969 | 57 years | France |
| Marlene | 19/04/1969 | 57 years | Spain / France |
| Stevie B | 19/04/1958 | 68 years | United States |
| Chris Stills | 19/04/1974 | 52 years | United States / France |
| 20 April | |||
| Ernest Bour | 20/04/1913 | would have been 113 years old† 20/06/2001 | France |
| Lionel Hampton | 20/04/1908 | would have been 118 years old† 31/08/2002 | United States |
| Henri Renaud | 20/04/1925 | would have been 101 years old† 16/10/2002 | France |
| Justin Warfield | 20/04/1973 | 53 years | United States |
| Yves Larock | 20/04/1977 | 49 years | Switzerland |
| Richenel | 20/04/1957 | would have been 69 years old† 13/03/2020 | Netherlands |
| Johnny Tillotson | 20/04/1938 | would have been 88 years old† 01/04/2025 | United States |
| Tina Cousins | 20/04/1971 | 55 years | United Kingdom |
| Luther Vandross | 20/04/1951 | would have been 75 years old† 01/07/2005 | United States |
| Josh Wink | 20/04/1970 | 56 years | United States |
| 21 April | |||
| Paul Davis | 21/04/1948 | would have been 78 years old† 22/04/2008 | United States |
| Leonard Warren | 21/04/1911 | would have been 115 years old† 04/03/1960 | United States |
| Andie MacDowell | 21/04/1958 | 68 years | United States |
| Iggy Pop | 21/04/1947 | 79 years | United States |
| Anthony Quinn | 21/04/1915 | would have been 111 years old† 03/06/2001 | Mexico - United States |
| Robert Smith | 21/04/1959 | 67 years | United Kingdom |
| 22 April | |||
| Glen Campbell | 22/04/1936 | would have been 90 years old† 08/08/2017 | United States |
| Candido | 22/04/1921 | would have been 105 years old† 07/11/2020 | Cuba |
| Paul Carrack | 22/04/1951 | 75 years | United Kingdom |
| Charles Mingus | 22/04/1922 | would have been 104 years old† 05/01/1979 | United States |
| Peter Frampton | 22/04/1950 | 76 years | United Kingdom |
| Lokua Kanza | 22/04/1958 | 68 years | Congo |
| Jack Nitzsche | 22/04/1937 | would have been 89 years old† 25/08/2000 | United States |
| Tomita | 22/04/1932 | would have been 94 years old† 05/05/2016 | Japan |
| 23 April | |||
| Jacqueline Boyer | 23/04/1941 | 85 years | France |
| Julie | 23/04/1948 | 78 years | Italy |
| Michel Leeb | 23/04/1947 | 79 years | Italy / France / Germany |
| Patricia Manterola | 23/04/1972 | 54 years | Mexico |
| John Miles | 23/04/1949 | would have been 77 years old† 05/12/2021 | United Kingdom |
| Narada Michael Walden | 23/04/1952 | 74 years | United States / India |
| Roy Orbison | 23/04/1936 | would have been 90 years old† 06/12/1988 | United States |
| Out Of The Ordinary | 23/04/1964 | would have been 62 years old† 06/11/1993 | Germany |
| Ray Peterson | 23/04/1935 | would have been 91 years old† 25/01/2005 | United States |
| Ruggiero Leoncavallo | 23/04/1857 | would have been 169 years old† 09/08/1919 | - |
| 24 April | |||
| Ronnie Bird | 24/04/1946 | 80 years | France |
| Captain Sensible | 24/04/1954 | 72 years | United Kingdom |
| Kelly Clarkson | 24/04/1982 | 44 years | United States |
| Claude Dubois | 24/04/1947 | 79 years | Quebec |
| Shirley MacLaine | 24/04/1934 | 92 years | United States |
| Mano Solo | 24/04/1963 | would have been 63 years old† 10/01/2010 | France |
| Pino Massara | 24/04/1931 | would have been 95 years old† 23/07/2013 | Italy |
| Dick Rivers | 24/04/1945 | would have been 81 years old† 24/04/2019 | France |
| Véronique Sanson | 24/04/1949 | 77 years | France |
| Barbra Streisand | 24/04/1942 | 84 years | United States |
| John Williams | 24/04/1941 | 85 years | United Kingdom / Australia |
| 25 April | |||
| Albert Uderzo | 25/04/1927 | would have been 99 years old† 24/03/2020 | France |
| Tony Christie | 25/04/1943 | 83 years | United Kingdom |
| Fish | 25/04/1958 | 68 years | United Kingdom |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 25/04/1917 | would have been 109 years old† 15/06/1996 | United States |
| Wendo Kolosoy | 25/04/1925 | would have been 101 years old† 28/07/2008 | Congo |
| Herbert Pagani | 25/04/1944 | would have been 82 years old† 16/08/1988 | Italy |
| 26 April | |||
| Marie Bizet | 26/04/1905 | would have been 121 years old† 10/07/1998 | France |
| D.C. Larue | 26/04/1948 | 78 years | United States |
| Duane Eddy | 26/04/1938 | would have been 88 years old† 30/04/2024 | United States |
| EDDY Duane | 26/04/1938 | 88 years | United States |
| Giorgia | 26/04/1971 | 55 years | Italy |
| Francis Lai | 26/04/1932 | would have been 94 years old† 07/11/2018 | France |
| Marc Antoine | 26/04/1977 | 49 years | Canada |
| Giorgio Moroder | 26/04/1940 | 86 years | Italy |
| Ms. Dynamite | 26/04/1981 | 45 years | United Kingdom |
| Bobby Rydell | 26/04/1942 | would have been 84 years old† 05/04/2022 | United States |
| Gary Wright | 26/04/1943 | would have been 83 years old† 04/09/2023 | United States |
| 27 April | |||
| Christian Zacharias | 27/04/1950 | 76 years | Germany |
| Tony Di Bart | 27/04/1964 | 62 years | United Kingdom |
| Sheena Easton | 27/04/1959 | 67 years | United Kingdom |
| Ace Frehley | 27/04/1951 | would have been 75 years old† 16/10/2025 | United States |
| Mica Paris | 27/04/1969 | 57 years | United Kingdom |
| Robin S. | 27/04/1962 | 64 years | United States |
| Angus Stone | 27/04/1986 | 40 years | Australia |
| 28 April | |||
| Bahamas | 28/04/1981 | 45 years | Canada |
| Cesarius Alvim | 28/04/1950 | 76 years | Brazil |
| Jacques Dutronc | 28/04/1943 | 83 years | France |
| Scott Fitzgerald | 28/04/1948 | 78 years | United Kingdom |
| Jimmy Frey | 28/04/1939 | 87 years | Belgium |
| Ginette Reno | 28/04/1946 | 80 years | Canada |
| 29 April | |||
| Anggun | 29/04/1974 | 52 years | Indonesia |
| Craig Armstrong | 29/04/1959 | 67 years | United Kingdom |
| Lili Boniche | 29/04/1922 | would have been 104 years old† 06/03/2008 | France |
| Lonnie Donegan | 29/04/1931 | would have been 95 years old† 03/11/2002 | United Kingdom |
| Duke Ellington | 29/04/1899 | would have been 127 years old† 24/05/1974 | United States |
| Ozark Henry | 29/04/1970 | 56 years | Belgium |
| Jean Rochefort | 29/04/1930 | would have been 96 years old† 09/10/2017 | France |
| Zizi Jeanmaire | 29/04/1924 | would have been 102 years old† 17/07/2020 | France |
| Gerard Joling | 29/04/1960 | 66 years | Netherlands |
| Lionel Florence | 29/04/1958 | 68 years | France |
| Michelle Pfeiffer | 29/04/1958 | 68 years | United States |
| Tino Rossi | 29/04/1907 | would have been 119 years old† 26/09/1983 | France |
| Otis Rush | 29/04/1934 | would have been 92 years old† 29/09/2018 | United States |
| Toots Thielemans | 29/04/1922 | would have been 104 years old† 22/08/2016 | United States / Belgium |
| Zubin Mehta | 29/04/1936 | 90 years | United States / India |
| 30 April | |||
| Johnny Horton | 30/04/1925 | would have been 101 years old† 05/11/1960 | United States |
| Jasper Steverlinck | 30/04/1976 | 50 years | Belgium |
| Franz Lehár | 30/04/1870 | would have been 156 years old† 24/10/1948 | Hungary / Austria |
| Marc Morgan | 30/04/1962 | would have been 64 years old† 10/01/2020 | Belgium |
| Turbo B. | 30/04/1967 | 59 years | United States |
| Bobby Vee | 30/04/1943 | would have been 83 years old† 24/10/2016 | United States |
| ? Date unknown | |||
| Will Stratton | 04/1987 | 39 years | United States |
117Death
| Artist | Death | There are | Age at death | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April | ||||
| Lonnie Brooks | 01/04/2017 | 9 years | 83 years | United States |
| Lloyd Brown | 01/04/2003 | 23 years | 89 years | United States |
| Caravelli | 01/04/2019 | 7 years | 88 years | France |
| Marvin Gaye | 01/04/1984 | 42 years | 44 years | United States |
| Patrick Juvet | 01/04/2021 | 5 years | 70 years | Switzerland |
| Johnny Tillotson | 01/04/2025 | 1s | 86 years | United States |
| 2 April | ||||
| Gato Barbieri | 02/04/2016 | 10 years | 83 years | Argentina |
| Buddy Rich | 02/04/1987 | 39 years | 69 years | United States |
| Edwin Starr | 02/04/2003 | 23 years | 61 years | United States |
| 3 April | ||||
| Fad Gadget | 03/04/2002 | 24 years | 45 years | United Kingdom |
| Johannes Brahms | 03/04/1897 | 129 years | 63 years | Germany |
| Arthur Smith | 03/04/2014 | 12 years | 93 years | United States |
| Sarah Vaughan | 03/04/1990 | 36 years | 66 years | United States |
| 5 April | ||||
| Booker Newberry III | 05/04/2023 | 3 years | 67 years | United States |
| Kurt Cobain | 05/04/1994 | 32 years | 27 years | United States |
| Leon Haywood | 05/04/2016 | 10 years | 74 years | United States |
| Louis Nelson | 05/04/1990 | 36 years | 87 years | United States |
| Gene Pitney | 05/04/2006 | 20 years | 66 years | United States |
| Cozy Powell | 05/04/1998 | 28 years | 50 years | United Kingdom |
| Bobby Rydell | 05/04/2022 | 4 years | 79 years | United States |
| 6 April | ||||
| Jacques Higelin | 06/04/2018 | 8 years | 77 years | France |
| Igor Stravinsky | 06/04/1971 | 55 years | 88 years | United States / Switzerland / France |
| Babatunde Olatunji | 06/04/2003 | 23 years | 75 years | United States / Nigeria |
| Tammy Wynette | 06/04/1998 | 28 years | 55 years | United States |
| 7 April | ||||
| Heinz | 07/04/2000 | 26 years | 57 years | United Kingdom |
| Clarence "Frogman" Henry | 07/04/2024 | 2 years | 87 years | United States |
| John Shirley-Quirk | 07/04/2014 | 12 years | 82 years | United Kingdom |
| Larry Santos | 07/04/2026 | 0s | 84 years | United States |
| Jean Tranchant | 07/04/1972 | 54 years | 68 years | France |
| Conny Vandenbos | 07/04/2002 | 24 years | 65 years | Netherlands |
| 8 April | ||||
| Gaetano Donizetti | 08/04/1848 | 178 years | 50 years | - |
| John McCarthy | 08/04/2009 | 17 years | 92 years | United Kingdom |
| Malcom McLaren | 08/04/2010 | 16 years | 64 years | United Kingdom |
| Laura Nyro | 08/04/1997 | 29 years | 49 years | United States |
| 9 April | ||||
| Brook Benton | 09/04/1988 | 38 years | 56 years | United States |
| Jacques Morel | 09/04/2008 | 18 years | 85 years | France |
| Trinity | 09/04/2021 | 5 years | 67 years | Jamaica |
| Max Werner | 09/04/2024 | 2 years | 70 years | Netherlands |
| 10 April | ||||
| Lucienne Delyle | 10/04/1962 | 64 years | 48 years | France |
| Little Eva | 10/04/2003 | 23 years | 59 years | United States |
| King Oliver | 10/04/1938 | 88 years | 56 years | United States |
| Dakota Staton | 10/04/2007 | 19 years | 76 years | United States |
| 11 April | ||||
| Emile Ford | 11/04/2016 | 10 years | 78 years | United Kingdom |
| Fud Candrix | 11/04/1974 | 52 years | 65 years | Belgium |
| Jack Hammer | 11/04/2016 | 10 years | 90 years | United States |
| June Pointer | 11/04/2006 | 20 years | 52 years | United States |
| 12 April | ||||
| Josephine Baker | 12/04/1975 | 51 years | 68 years | United States / France |
| 13 April | ||||
| Maire Brennan | 13/04/2026 | 0s | 73 years | Ireland |
| Eduard van Beinum | 13/04/1959 | 67 years | 58 years | Netherlands |
| 14 April | ||||
| Georg Friedrich Händel | 14/04/1759 | 267 years | 74 years | United Kingdom |
| Vladimir Mayakovsky | 14/04/1930 | 96 years | 36 years | - |
| Anthony Newley | 14/04/1999 | 27 years | 67 years | United Kingdom |
| Percy Sledge | 14/04/2015 | 11 years | 74 years | United States |
| 15 April | ||||
| Lee Konitz | 15/04/2020 | 6 years | 92 years | United States |
| Joey Ramone | 15/04/2001 | 25 years | 49 years | United States |
| 16 April | ||||
| Christophe | 16/04/2020 | 6 years | 74 years | France |
| 17 April | ||||
| Henry "Red" Allen And His Orchestra | 17/04/1967 | 59 years | 59 years | United States |
| Black Rob | 17/04/2021 | 5 years | 52 years | United States |
| Eddie Cochran | 17/04/1960 | 66 years | 21 years | United States |
| Pierre Larquey | 17/04/1962 | 64 years | 77 years | France |
| 19 April | ||||
| Richard Anthony | 19/04/2015 | 11 years | 77 years | France |
| Dave Mason | 19/04/2026 | 0s | 79 years | United Kingdom |
| Jean Pâques | 19/04/1974 | 52 years | 72 years | Belgium |
| Jim Steinman | 19/04/2021 | 5 years | 73 years | United States |
| Willie Mabon | 19/04/1985 | 41 years | 59 years | United States |
| 20 April | ||||
| Avicii | 20/04/2018 | 8 years | 28 years | Sweden |
| Giuseppe Sinopoli | 20/04/2001 | 25 years | 54 years | Italy |
| Francis Lemarque | 20/04/2002 | 24 years | 84 years | France |
| Pierre Rapsat | 20/04/2002 | 24 years | 53 years | Belgium |
| 21 April | ||||
| Edouard Commette | 21/04/1967 | 59 years | 84 years | France |
| MC Duke | 21/04/2024 | 2 years | 58 years | United Kingdom |
| Jacques Pellen | 21/04/2020 | 6 years | 63 years | France |
| Prince | 21/04/2016 | 10 years | 57 years | United States |
| Nina Simone | 21/04/2003 | 23 years | 70 years | United States |
| Willi Boskovsky | 21/04/1991 | 35 years | 81 years | Austria |
| Al Wilson | 21/04/2008 | 18 years | 68 years | United States |
| 22 April | ||||
| Paul Davis | 22/04/2008 | 18 years | 60 years | United States |
| Earl Hines | 22/04/1983 | 43 years | 79 years | United States |
| Édouard Lalo | 22/04/1892 | 134 years | 69 years | France |
| Jane Froman | 22/04/1980 | 46 years | 72 years | United States |
| Richie Havens | 22/04/2013 | 13 years | 72 years | United States |
| Heather Harper | 22/04/2019 | 7 years | 88 years | United Kingdom |
| Michael Tilson Thomas | 22/04/2026 | 0s | 81 years | United States |
| Margaret Singana | 22/04/2000 | 26 years | 62 years | South Africa |
| 23 April | ||||
| Arno | 23/04/2022 | 4 years | 72 years | Belgium |
| Chris Ethridge | 23/04/2012 | 14 years | 65 years | United States |
| Bo Hansson | 23/04/2010 | 16 years | 67 years | Sweden |
| 24 April | ||||
| Hamilton Bohannon | 24/04/2020 | 6 years | 78 years | United States |
| Christa Ludwig | 24/04/2021 | 5 years | 93 years | France / Germany |
| Papa Wemba | 24/04/2016 | 10 years | 66 years | Congo |
| Billy Paul | 24/04/2016 | 10 years | 81 years | United States |
| Dick Rivers | 24/04/2019 | 7 years | 74 years | France |
| Tony Wilson | 24/04/2026 | 0s | 78 years | - |
| 25 April | ||||
| Harry Belafonte | 25/04/2023 | 3 years | 96 years | United States / Jamaica |
| Mike Brant | 25/04/1975 | 51 years | 28 years | Israel |
| Jo Carlier | 25/04/2001 | 25 years | 70 years | Belgium |
| Sam Fletcher | 25/04/1989 | 37 years | 56 years | United States |
| Dexter Gordon | 25/04/1990 | 36 years | 67 years | United States |
| Roger Troutman | 25/04/1999 | 27 years | 47 years | United States |
| 26 April | ||||
| Count Basie | 26/04/1984 | 42 years | 79 years | United States |
| Robin George | 26/04/2024 | 2 years | 68 years | - |
| Klaus Schulze | 26/04/2022 | 4 years | 74 years | Germany |
| 27 April | ||||
| Olivier Messiaen | 27/04/1992 | 34 years | 83 years | France |
| Vicki Sue Robinson | 27/04/2000 | 26 years | 45 years | United States |
| Mstislav Rostropovich | 27/04/2007 | 19 years | 80 years | Russia |
| 28 April | ||||
| Francis Travis | 28/04/2017 | 9 years | 95 years | United States / Switzerland |
| 29 April | ||||
| Eric Charden | 29/04/2012 | 14 years | 69 years | France |
| Johnny Crawford | 29/04/2021 | 5 years | 75 years | United States |
| Rose Laurens | 29/04/2018 | 8 years | 67 years | France |
| 30 April | ||||
| Duane Eddy | 30/04/2024 | 2 years | 86 years | United States |
| Joe Louis Walker | 30/04/2025 | 1s | 75 years | United States |
| Ben E. King | 30/04/2015 | 11 years | 76 years | United States |
| Grégory Lemarchal | 30/04/2007 | 19 years | 23 years | France |
| Mario Carlin | 30/04/1984 | 42 years | 68 years | Italy |
| Patachou | 30/04/2015 | 11 years | 96 years | France |
| André Valardy | 30/04/2007 | 19 years | 68 years | Belgium |
| Muddy Waters | 30/04/1983 | 43 years | 70 years | United States |