* 1916 – Claude Shannon, American engineer and mathematician ( d. 2001 )

* 1925 – Corinne Calvet, French actress ( d. 2001 )

* 1945 – Mimi Fariña, American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist ( d. 2001 )

* 1908 – Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer ( d. 2001 )

* 1918 – Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands ( d. 2001 )

* 2001 – Erwadi fire incident, 28 mentally ill persons tied to chain were burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.

* 1918 – Norman Granz, American record producer ( d. 2001 )

* 2001 – Ty Simpkins, American actor

* 1911 – Eddie Futch, American boxing trainer ( d. 2001 )

* 1914 – Tove Jansson, Finnish author ( d. 2001 )

* 1942 – Tommie Agee, American baseball player ( d. 2001 )

* 1976 – Nawaf al-Hazmi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 ( d. 2001 )

* 1954 – Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player ( d. 2001 )

* 1972 – Hani Hanjour, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 ( d. 2001 )

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After re-establishing its credibility in 1989, Australia underlined its superiority with victories in the 1990 – 91, 1993, 1994 – 95, 1997, 1998 – 99, 2001 and 2002 – 03 series, all by convincing margins.

The wicketkeeper-batsman position was held by Ian Healy for most of the 1990s and by Adam Gilchrist from 2001 to 2006 – 07.

* 1912 – Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist ( d. 2001 )

* 1914 – Beatrice Straight, American actress ( d. 2001 )

* 1924 – Carroll O ' Connor, American actor ( d. 2001 )

* 2001 – Olivia Barclay, British astrologer ( b. 1919 )

* 2001 – Jo-Jo Moore, American baseball player ( b. 1908 )

* Benario, Herbert W., Alexander Severus ( A. D. 222 – 235 ), De Imperatoribus Romanis ( 2001 )

He is featured in 1965's Dune, the original novel in the science fiction series, as well as the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy ( 1999 – 2001 ) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

In Dune: House Corrino ( published in 2001 and the third novel in the Prelude to Dune prequel series by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson ), Piter De Vries discovers the Harkonnen heritage of Lady Jessica and her newborn son Paul, and attempts to kidnap and ransom the infant.

* Bix, Herbert P. ( 2001 ).

Herbert Alexander Simon ( June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001 ) was an American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist, and professor — most notably at Carnegie Mellon University — whose research ranged across the fields of cognitive psychology, cognitive science, computer science, public administration, economics, management, philosophy of science, sociology, and political science.

* 1927 – Herbert Lichtenfeld, German author and playwright ( d. 2001 )

* 1927 – Herbert Ross, American director ( d. 2001 )

* 2001 – Herbert Ross, American film director and producer ( b. 1927 )

* 1909 – Herbert " Herblock " Block, American cartoonist ( d. 2001 )

** Herbert A. Simon, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 2001 )

* May 13 – Herbert Ross, American film director ( d. 2001 )

* Herbert McCabe, O. P., UK ( 1926 – 2001 )

Paul's birth is featured in the Brian Herbert / Kevin J. Anderson prequel novel Dune: House Corrino ( 2001 ).

Luftwaffe records indicate that the Ju 88 maritime fighters were operating beyond their normal patrol area to intercept and shoot down the aircraft. Bloody Biscay: The Story of the Luftwaffe's Only Long Range Maritime Fighter Unit, V Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 40, and Its Adversaries 1942 – 1944 ( Chris Goss, 2001 ) quotes First Oberleutnant Herbert Hintze, Staffel Führer of 14 Staffeln and based in Bordeaux, that his Staffel shot down the DC-3 because it was recognised as an enemy aircraft, unaware that it was an unarmed civilian airliner.

Gurney has more recently been explored in the Prelude to Dune prequels ( 1999 – 2001 ) written by Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert's son, and Kevin J. Anderson.

According to the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy ( 1999 – 2001 ) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, Duncan Idaho is born on the planet Giedi Prime, under the Harkonnen Regime.

In the Prelude to Dune ( 1999 – 2001 ) prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Anderson, it is noted that the founder of the Bene Tleilax had been a Master named Xuttuh.

In the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson ( 1999 – 2001 ), Project Amal is an early attempt by the Bene Tleilax to create synthetic melange in order to eliminate dependence upon Arrakis.

Illustration of a Fremen by Jim Burns, featured on the 2001 reprint cover of Frank Herbert's short story collection Eye ( Frank Herbert ) | Eye ( 1985 )

The first Dune game ( 1992 ) and Frank Herbert's Dune ( 2001 ) are tied closely to the original book by Frank Herbert, retelling Paul Muad ' Dib's rise to becoming the Fremen's Messiah, and leading them against the Harkonnens and the Padishah Emperor under the Atreides banner.

A list of past honorary degree recipients, include: Beverly Sills ( 1975 ), Roy Lichtenstein ( 1977 ), Twyla Tharp ( 1978 ), Gordon Davidson ( 1980 ) Haskell Wexler ( 1981 ) Mischa Schneider ( 1981 ), Bella Lewitzky ( 1981 ), Henry Mancini ( 1983 ), Jan de Gaetani ( 1983 ), Ravi Shankar ( 1985 ), John Cage ( 1986 ), Frank O. Gehry ( 1987 ), Trisha Brown ( 1988 ), Donn B. Tatum ( 1989 ), Luis Valdez ( 1989 ), Paul Taylor ( 1989 ), Ornette Coleman ( 1990 ), Beatrice Manley ( 1990 ), Lulu May Von Hagen ( 1990 ), Ustad Ali Akbar Khan ( 1991 ), Pearl Primus ( 1991 ), Adrian Piper ( 1992 ), Ray Bradbury ( 1992 ), Yvonne Rainer ( 1993 ), Steven Bochco ( 1993 ), Stan Brakhage ( 1994 ), Vija Celmins ( 1994 ), Betye Saar ( 1995 ), Carolyn Forche ( 1995 ), Laurie Anderson ( 1996 ), Elvin Jones ( 1996 ), Chantal Akerman ( 1997 ), Lee Breuer ( 1998 ), Ed Ruscha ( 1999 ), Bill Viola ( 2000 ), Steve Reich ( 2000 ), Ry Cooder ( 2001 ), Faith Hubley ( 2001 ), Bruce Nauman ( 2001 ), Alice Coltrane ( 2002 ), Roy E. Disney ( 2003 ), Anna Halprin ( 2003 ), Carolee Schneemann ( 2003 ), Christian Wolff ( 2004 ), Daniel Nagrin ( 2004 ), James Newton ( 2005 ), Harrison “ Buzz ” Price ( 2005 ), Julius Shulman ( 2005 ), Rudy VanderLans ( 2006 ), Rudy Perez ( 2006 ), Alonzo King ( 2007 ), Harry Belafonte ( 2008 ), Herbert Blau ( 2008 ), Terry Riley ( 2008 ), Elizabeth LeCompte ( 2009 ), Morton Subotnick ( 2009 ), William M. Lowman ( 2010 ), Trimpin ( 2010 ), Annette Bening ( 2011 ), Donald McKayle ( 2011 ), and Peter Sellars ( 2012 ).

He was then cast in the miniseries Band of Brothers ( 2001 ) as Herbert Sobel.