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Peter Jennings 2005 Deaths

Peter JenningsAge: 67 Canadian-born broadcast journalist who anchored ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 to April 2005, when he announced that he was battling lung cancer. By age 9, Jennings…

Brock Peters 2005 Deaths

Brock PetersAge: 78 actor and singer known for his explosive performances in movies and on the stage. He played Tom Robinson, the black man accused of rape in To Kill a Mockingbird. His other…

Peter Drucker 2005 Deaths

Peter DruckerAge: 95 political economist and writer best known for establishing management as its own discipline. Several of his theories are practiced widely throughout the business world…

Peter Benchley 2006 Deaths

Peter BenchleyAge: 65 novelist whose 1974 book Jaws, about a great white shark that preys upon a New England coastal town, terrified beachcombers and spent more than 40 weeks on the New York…

Peter Williams, Jr. Biography

Peter Williams, Jr.religious leaderBorn: 1780Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey Williams grew up to become active in the Methodist Church. In 1818, with the blessings of prominent white…

Peter Williams, Sr. Biography

Peter Williams, Sr.religious leaderBorn: 1749Birthplace: New York, New York Although he was a slave, Williams became a sexton in the Methodist Church in 1778. When his owner returned to England in…

Peter Benenson 2005 Deaths

Peter BenensonAge: 83 British lawyer who created human-rights organization Amnesty International in 1961 to assist “prisoners of conscience.” He was moved to act after reading that two…

Peter Foy 2005 Deaths

Peter FoyAge: 79 innovator who used harnesses, wires, and pulleys to send theater actors aloft. His Broadway credits include Peter Pan, Angels in America, and The Lion King. Died: Las Vegas,…

Peter Malkin 2005 Deaths

Peter MalkinAge: 77 former Israeli intelligence agent who captured Adolf Eichmann, a leading architect of the Holocaust, in Argentina in 1960. Died: Manhattan, March 1, 2005M - QAchille…

Peter Rodino 2005 Deaths

Peter RodinoAge: 95 former Democratic congressman from New Jersey who as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee led the impeachment hearings of President Nixon. Died: West Orange, N.J.,…