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Sheila Michaels, who half a century ago, wielding two consonants and a period, changed the way modern women are addressed, has died in Manhattan. Ms Michaels, who introduced the honorific "Ms" into common parlance, was 78.
Nell Charlwood, a farm girl from the prairies, lived in Melbourne for 72 years as a Canadian citizen, and may have been the last of Melbourne's Canadian war brides.
In both his distinguished careers as meteorologist and internationalist,Ian Bell gave greatly and energetically to the world, and greatly enjoyed the giving.
Fendi under-the-arm handbag featured in three storylines in Sex and the City and became the "it" bag no self-respecting celebrity could be seen without.
Effects of the exposure to mustard gas plagued him throughout his life
Rather than searching for a drug that would block oestrogen, Angela Brodie looked for a way to limit its production.
Michael Nyqvist​, a Swedish actor who starred in the original The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and the 2004 cult hit As It Is In Heaven has died of lung cancer at the age of 56. Raised in a Stockholm orphanage, he  discovered acting while an exchange student in the US. He studied theatre but fame in Swedish film and television did not come until he was 39 when he starred in Together, a movie about a leftist commune in suburban Stockholm in the 1970s. Nyqvist tracked down his biological parents after he became a star. He spoke with his Swedish mother just once and found his pharmacist father in Venice. He also discovered two half-sisters.
Sister Margaret Dewey was a teacher and writer whose works offer a lively, readable challenge to explore what the gospel says to a diverse and shrinking world.
Tasmanian artist Tony Woods survived a disastrous fire in his studio in New York to rebuild his life and reputation in Melbourne.
Ellen Jose was not only a groundbreaking and radical indigenous artist, she was a lifelong anarchist and campaigner for social justice.
Michael Bond, who has died aged 91, was a prolific author of children's stories and the creator of Paddington Bear.
Theirs was the first same-sex kiss on Australian television, an almost shocking act of incredible bravery.
Hein Verbruggen, who has died aged 75, was president of cycling's governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale from 1991 to 2005 during the reign of Lance Armstrong, but was later accused of helping the American star to cheat.
Libertarians attempted to put support for freedom into practice in all aspects of their lives including through "free love".
Jill Singer combined glamour with a razor sharp journalistic intelligence.
Celebrity chef Darren Simpson dies after a long illness.
Jerry Nelson,Roy Ackerman, The 4th Viscount Long
The author of Birth Without Violence said caesarean sections were a form of "chickening out".
Her little black book of contacts was worth gold.
Challis was acoustics designer at Parliament House
German chancellor who bored Margaret Thatcher stiff with his rock and fossil collection.
Sam Panopoulos was widely credited with inventing the Hawaiian pizza; his addition of pineapple to the dish's prospective toppings in 1962 has sharply divided aficionados since, the numbers of those revelling in the combination of sweet and savoury flavours at least matched by those who consider it a culinary abomination.
Remarkable man, who died from brain haemorrhage at 64, leaves entire community grieving.
Bob Vines was a CSIRO scientist for 45 years, and his gentlemanly manner and intellectual commitment reflected the organisation's values.
Baba Schwartz's simple yet carefree childhood was shattered when the Nazis marched into Hungary. Many years later, she used her diaries and memories to tell the story of the horror that followed.
Anita Pallenberg, Andimba Toivo ya Toivo
The last thing she remembered hearing before the bomb exploded was her mother-in-law saying: "Isn't it a beautiful day?"
Pallenberg's model agency billed her as "too beautiful to get out of bed".
After Batman ended, West struggled to find meaningful acting jobs because he was so closely identified with his superhero role.
Eve Esnouf was a member of one of Germany's most distinguished families, but when her uncle tried to assassinate Hitler, her life changed dramatically.
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