* April 23-John Ceiriog Hughes, poet ( born 1832 )

* April 23 – John Ceiriog Hughes, Welsh poet ( b. 1832 )

John Ceiriog Hughes ( 25 September 1832 – 23 April 1887 ), was a Welsh poet and well-known collector of Welsh folk tunes.

* In April 2004, Beverly Hughes was forced to resign as minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Counter Terrorism when it was shown that she had been informed of procedural improprieties concerning the granting of visas to certain categories of workers from Eastern Europe.

Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. ( April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948 ) was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican politician from New York.

William Jan Berry ( born in Los Angeles, California April 3, 1941 ; died March 26, 2004 ), was the son of aeronautical engineer William L. Berry ( born December 7, 1909 in The Bronx, NY ; died December 19, 2004 in Camarillo, California ), who had been project manager of the " Spruce Goose " and flew on its only flight with Howard Hughes, and Clara Lorentze Mustad Berry ( born September 2, 1919 in Bergen, Norway ; died July 9, 2009 ).

Helen Wagner played Hughes family matriarch Nancy Hughes on American soap As the World Turns from its April 2, 1956 debut through her death in May 2010.

In The Guardian on 20 April 1989 Hughes wrote the article " The Place Where Sylvia Plath Should Rest in Peace ":

Robert Menzies defeated Hughes for the UAP leadership and became Prime Minister on 26 April 1939.

* April 5 – Howard Hughes, American aviation pioneer, film director, and eccentric ( b. 1905 )

* April 11 – Charles Evans Hughes, American jurist and statesman ( d. 1948 )

Richard Arthur Warren Hughes OBE ( 19 April 1900 – 28 April 1976 ) was a British writer of poems, short stories, novels and plays.

Beginning with a set of decisions in March, April, and May, 1937 ( including the Social Security Act cases ), the Court would sustain a series of New Deal legislation .... Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes played a leading role in defeating the court-packing by rushing these pieces of New Deal legislation through and ensuring that the court's majority would uphold it.

On April 19, 1944, the second production Lockheed Constellation, piloted by Howard Hughes and TWA president Jack Frye, flew from Burbank, California, to Washington, D. C. in 6 hours and 57 minutes ( 2300 mi – 330. 9 mph ).

Thomas D ' Arcy Etienne Hughes McGee, PC, ( April 13, 1825 – April 7, 1868 ) was an Irish Nationalist, Catholic spokesman, journalist, and a Father of Canadian Confederation.

In spite of massive efforts to help the survivors with food and medical treatment, led by Brigadier Glyn Hughes, Deputy Director of Medical Services of 2nd Army, about another 9, 000 died in April, and by the end of June 1945 another 4, 000 had died ( after liberation a total of 13, 994 people died ).

* On Friday 20 April 2007, a Private Member's Bill aimed at exempting Members of Parliament from the Freedom of Information Act was ' talked out ' by a collection of MPs, led by Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes and Norman Baker who debated for 5 hours, therefore running out of time for the parliamentary day and ' sending the bill to the bottom of the stack.

* April 19 — Richard Hughes, English novelist ( died 1976 )

* April 28 – Richard Hughes, novelist

The " As the World Turns-The Wedding of Bob and Kim " DVD collection contains 10 episodes which aired April 2 – 15, 1985 that featured the bachelor party, the wedding ceremony, and the reception of Bob Hughes and Kim Sullivan, as played by Don Hastings and Kathryn Hays.

On April 10, Dr. Jim Hughes, the head of infectious disease at the CDC, confirming the warnings of Hong Kong health officials, claimed that he believed that SARS could no longer be eradicated in the Far East.

* April 25 – Christopher Hassall, English actor, dramatist, librettist, lyricist, and poet, heart attack ( b. 1912 )

Derek William Dick, better known as Fish, ( born 25 April 1958, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland ) is a Scottish singer, lyricist and occasional actor, best known as the former lead singer of the neo-progressive rock band Marillion.

rightKander and Ebb were a highly successful songwriting team consisting of composer John Kander ( born March 18, 1927 ) and lyricist Fred Ebb ( April 8, 1928-September 11, 2004 ).

Fred Ebb ( April 8, 1928 – September 11, 2004 ) was an American musical theatre lyricist who had many successful collaborations with composer John Kander.

Alfred Bryan ( September 15, 1871 – April 1, 1958 ) was a Canadian lyricist.

Catherine Elizabeth " Kate " Pierson ( born April 27, 1948 ) is an American vocalist, lyricist, and one of the lead singers and founding members of The B-52's.

Shakeel Badayuni ( Hindi: शक ी ल बद ा य ु न ी, Urdu: شکیل بدایونی ) ( August 3, 1916 – April 20, 1970 ) was an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter in Hindi films.

Srirangam Srinivasarao ( 30 April 1910 – 15 June 1983 ) (), popularly known as Sri Sri (), was a Telugu poet and lyricist.

* April 12 – Metastasio, poet and lyricist ( b. 1698 )

Eugen Roth ( January 24, 1895 in Munich – April 28, 1976 in Munich ) was a German lyricist and poet, he wrote mostly humorous verse.

In April 2005, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp recognizing lyricist Yip Harburg's accomplishments.

Cecily April Adams ( February 6, 1958 – March 3, 2004 ) was an American actress, casting director, and lyricist.

Leo Robin ( April 6, 1900 – December 29, 1984 ) was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter.

Vincent Patrick Bryan ( June 22, 1878 – April 27, 1937 ) was a composer and lyricist.

Joe Young ( July 4, 1889 – April 21, 1939 ) was a lyricist.

Sheldon Harnick ( born April 30, 1924 ) is an American lyricist best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on hit musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof.

Jimmy Kennedy OBE ( 20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984 ) was an Irish songwriter, predominantly a lyricist, putting words to existing music such as " Teddy Bears ' Picnic " and " My Prayer ", or co-writing with the composers Michael Carr, Wilhelm Grosz ( aka Hugh Williams ) and Nat Simon amongst others.

Linda Creed ( December 6, 1949 – April 10, 1986 ) also known by her married name Linda Epstein, was an American singer-songwriter and lyricist who teamed up with songwriter-producer Thom Bell to produce some of the most successful Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s.

Levi Celerio ( April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002 ) was a Filipino composer and lyricist.

Max Bemis ( born April 6, 1984 ) is the lead singer and primary lyricist of the band Say Anything.

Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer ( born April 30, 1976 ), sometimes known as Amanda Fucking Palmer, is an American performer who first rose to prominence as the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist / composer of the duo The Dresden Dolls.

Molly Picon ( Yiddish: < font lang = yi > מא ָ לי פ ּ יקא ָ ן </ font >; February 28, 1898 – April 6, 1992 ) was an American actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a lyricist and dramatic storyteller.

Edward “ Ed ” Kleban ( April 30, 1939-December 28, 1987 ) was an American musical theatre composer and lyricist.