Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1912

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in April 1912. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• April 4 Charles Brantley Aycock

  American lawyer and politician, 50th governor of north carolina (b. 1859)

• April 4 Isaac K. Funk

  American minister, lexicographer, and publisher, co-founded funk & wagnalls (b. 1839)

• April 6 Giovanni Pascoli

  Italian scholar and writer, the author of melancholy, graceful lyrics. he was professor of italian literature at the university.

• April 12 Clara Barton

  American founder of red cross. from 1870-1871 she was a nurse in europe during the franco-prussian war. she observed the international red cross at its work. she began to push for an american red cross when she returned to the u.s.a in 1873. nine years later, she was the first woman to be elected president in 22 years.

• April 13 Takuboku Ishikawa

  Japanese poet and author (b. 1886)

• April 14 Henri Brisson

  French politician, 50th prime minister of france (b. 1835)

• April 15 Thomas Andrews

  Thomas andrews was a british architect best known for designing the rms titanic, which tragically sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.

• April 15 Wallace Hartley

  British musician and titanic bandmaster who died when the "unsinkable ship" went down on april 14, 1912.

• April 15 Isidor Straus

  Co-owner of Macy's department store who died in the sinking of the Titanic.

• April 15 Henry B. Harris

  American producer and manager (b. 1866)

• April 15 Jack Phillips

  English telegraphist (b. 1887)

• April 15 Jacques Futrelle

  American journalist and author (d.1912).

• April 15 Ida Straus

  German-american businesswoman (b. 1849)

• April 15 Henry Tingle Wilde

  English chief officer (b. 1872)

• April 15 Benjamin Guggenheim

  American businessman (b. 1865)

• April 15 John Jacob Astor IV

  American colonel, businessman, and author (b. 1864)

• April 15 Archibald Butt

  American general and journalist (b. 1865)

• April 15 Charles Melville Hays

  American businessman (b. 1856)

• April 15 James Paul Moody

  English sixth officer (b. 1887)

• April 15 William McMaster Murdoch

  Scottish first officer (b. 1873)

• April 15 Edward Smith

  English captain (b. 1850)

• April 15 William Thomas Stead

  English journalist (b. 1849)

• April 15 John B. Thayer

  American business and sportsman (b. 1862)

• April 18 Martha Ripley

  American physician (b. 1843)

• April 20 Bram Stoker

  Irish writer best known for his novel "dracula," which was published 26 may 1897. he worked as a civil servant for ten decades, but he also wrote theater reviews unpaid, which he eventually began publishing his short stories.

• April 20 Bram Stoker Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula)

  Dies.

• April 30 Frantisek Kmoch composer

  Dies.