Famous people died in July - page 28

Estelle Getty was an American actress and comedian, best known for her character Sophia Petrillo in the sitcom ‘The Golden Girls’

Ed Gein infamously known as the ‘Butcher of Plainfield’ was an American murderer and body snatcher

Celia Cruz was a Cuban singer of Latin music and was the most popular Latin artist of the 20th century

Stephen Covey was an American author, educator, professor, keynote speaker and businessman

Ted Williams was an American baseball player

Syd Barrett was an English musician best known as a member of the band Pink Floyd

Swami Vivekananda was the chief disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, and was responsible for awakening India spiritually

Simon Kuznets was a noted Russian-American economist, statistician, demographer, and economic historian

Fêted as the “Father of Humanism”, Francesco Petrarch is one of the most influential literary figures the world has ever had

Sam Houston was a 19th century politician who played a key role in the creation of the state of Texas