List of Famous people who died at 70

Ernest Dale Tubb, nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" (1941), marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music.

Stephen Gregory Fisk was the 13th mayor of the unified City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, the state capital of Alaska, United States. Prior to his election, Fisk had worked as a fisheries consultant. He died at home just over a month into his term of office after being elected over incumbent Merrill Sanford by a wide margin.

Philippe Daverio was an Italian art historian, gallerist, teacher, writer, author, politician, and television personality.

Miroslav Lazanski was а Serbian journalist, military analyst, politician, and a diplomat who served as ambassador of Serbia to the Russian Federation. Previous to his appointment, Lazanski was a Member of parliament. He wrote on political and military matters and was a correspondent and commentator for the Belgrade daily Politika. He was a member of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2016 to 2019 as member of the governing coalition led by the Serbian Progressive Party.

Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu was an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He served as Minister of Higher Education, Andhra Pradesh. He was elected for a record six terms to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, five times from the former Puttur constituency and once from the Nagari constituency.

Ronald Edward Santo was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs from 1960 through 1973 and the Chicago White Sox in 1974. In 1990, Santo became a member of the Cubs broadcasting team providing commentary for Cubs games on WGN radio and remained at that position until his death in 2010. In 1999, he was selected to the Cubs All-Century Team. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.

Jürgen Gustav Kantner was a German sailor who was beheaded by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines.

Rodolfo González Rissotto was a Uruguayan professor, historian and politician affiliated with the National Party.

Fritz Kolbe was a German diplomat who became a spy against the Nazis in World War II.

Zaheen Tahira was a Pakistani film and television actress, producer and director. She also worked for Radio Pakistan and on stage.