List of Famous people who died at 70

Mahfuzur Rahman Khan, aka, Mahfoozur Rahman Khan is upheld as Bangladesh's most beloved and prolific cinematographer having received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Cinematography a record breaking ten times during his career. Though he was also a film director, actor and producer, he is most famously remembered for working behind the camera in films directed by Humayun Ahmed and other legendary film makers including Shibli Sadik and Alamgir Kumkum.

Pēteris Plakidis was a Latvian composer and pianist.

Stanislaw Pilecki was an Australian rugby union player with Polish roots. He was born in a refugee camp in Augustdorf, Germany, with his family emigrating to Australia in 1950. He was also an Old Boy of Marist College Rosalie in Brisbane.

Alan Brinkley was an American political historian who taught for over 20 years at Columbia University. He was the Allan Nevins Professor of History until his death. From 2003 to 2009, he was University Provost.

Prince Oskar Karl Gustav Adolf of Prussia was the fifth son of German Emperor Wilhelm II and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.

Yuri losifovich Bogatikov was a Soviet and Ukrainian singer (baritone). In 1985 he was honoured with the title of People's Artist of the USSR. His repertoire consisted of over 400 songs. He was the original performer of such songs as "I Haven't Been in Donbass for a Long Time", "Let's Talk", "Don't Let Your Heart Cool Down, My Son", "Remembering the Regimental Band".

Roger Pigaut was a French actor and film director. He appeared in 40 films between 1943 and 1980.

Clyde Wayne Mashore was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played in 241 games over five seasons for the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos of the National League. He batted and threw right-handed.

Dilma Lóes was a Brazilian film and television actress.

Ove Andersson, nicknamed Påven, was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 programme.