![Journalist and T.V. News Anchor Peter Jennings](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/peter-jennings.jpg?w=360)
Profession: Journalist and T.V. News Anchor
Nationality: ![Canada](https://www.onthisday.com/images/flags/canada.svg)
Canadian
Biography: Presented ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 until his death in 2005.
Born: July 29, 1938
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Leo
Died: August 7, 2005 (aged 67)
Cause of Death: Lung cancer
Married Life
- 1997-12-06 ABC's World News Tonight news anchor Peter Jennings (59) weds Kayce Freed in Bridgehampton, New York
Historical Events
- 1965-02-01 Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news