page_title: 2006
section_title: April
hierarchical_section_title: 2006 / Deaths / April
caption_attribution_description: John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist
context_page_description: 2006 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  In the Chinese calendar, 2006 was the Year of the Dog. Chinese New Year is January 29.
context_section_description: April 2 – Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg, German wife of soldier Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (b. 1913)
  April 4 – Denis Donaldson, Irish Republican informer (b. 1950)
  April 5 – Gene Pitney, American singer (b. 1941)
  April 6 – Francis L. Kellogg, U.S. diplomat and prominent socialite (b. 1917)
  April 8 – Gerard Reve, Dutch writer (b. 1923)
  April 11 – Proof, American rapper (D12) (b. 1973)
  April 11 – Les Foote, Australian footballer (b. 1924)
  April 11 – June Pointer, American singer (b. 1953)
  April 12 – Rajkumar, Indian actor (b. 1929)
  April 12 – William Sloane Coffin, American university chaplain and activist (b. 1924)
  April 13 – Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist (b. 1918)
  April 15 – Louise Smith, American race car driver (b. 1916)
  April 17 – Calum Kennedy, Scottish singer (b. 1928)
  April 18 – John Lyall, British football player and manager (b. 1940)
  April 19 – Scott Crossfield, American pilot (b. 1921)
  April 21 – Telê Santana, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1931)
  April 23 – Alida Valli, Italian actress (b. 1921)
  April 23 – Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace (b. 1912)
  April 24 – Nasreen Huq, Bangladeshi social worker and human rights activist (b. 1958)
  April 24 – Brian Labone, English footballer (b. 1940)
  April 24 – Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and sports team owner (b. 1927)
  April 24 – Moshe Teitelbaum, Hungarian-born Hassidic rabbi (b. 1914)
  April 25 – Jane Jacobs, American-born writer and activist (b. 1916)
  April 25 – Peter Law, British politician (b. 1948)
  April 28 – Steve Howe, American Baseball Player (b. 1958)
  April 29 – John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (b. 1908)
  April 30 – Beatriz Sheridan, Mexican actress and director (b. 1934)
caption: John Kenneth Galbraith
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