2002 Death Waylon Jennings, singer/songwriter, dies at 64 2001 Death Elizabeth Jennings, English Poet 1992 Event Sparky Anderson ties Hughie Jennings as Detroit's winningest manager 1990 Event Lynn Jennings runs world record 5K indoor at 15:22.64 1979 Death Claudia Jennings, playmate (Nov, 1969), dies in car crash at 29 1974 Event "I'm A Ramblin' Man" by Waylon Jennings peaks at #75 1974 Birthday Ken Jennings, American Celebrity 1969 Birthday Steve Jennings, Washington D.C., field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Pat Rapp, born in Jennings, Louisiana, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1966 Birthday Keith Jennings, NFL tight end for the Chicago Bears 1965 Event Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news 1960 Birthday Lynn Jennings, Princeton, New Jersey, 5k runner 1954 Birthday Greg Jennings, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels 1949 Birthday Claudia Jennings, Mary Ellen Chestrerton, Minnesota, playmate, Nov, 1969 1938 Birthday Peter Jennings, born in Toronto, Canada, news anchor, ABC Evening News 1937 Birthday Waylon Jennings, country singer/guitarist, Ramblin' Man 1937 Birthday J S Jennings, CEO, Shell Transport and Trading Co 1936 Birthday Andrew Pine, Jennings, Florida, actor, V, WEB, Wide Country 1929 Event 1st Academy Awards - "Wings," Emil Jennings and Janet Gaynor wins 1926 Birthday Elizabeth Jennings, English Poet 1925 Death William Jennings Bryan, lawyer (Scopes-monkey trial), dies at 65 1925 Event French Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, and Hugh Jennings 1920 Birthday Marcella Grady Jennings, rancher 1918 Birthday D V Jennings, solicitor 1915 Event William Jennings Bryan quits as Secretary of State 1908 Event William Howard Taft (R) elected 27th President over William Jennings Bryan 1906 Event Hugh Jennings resigns as Baltimore manager to take over at Detroit in 1907 1902 Birthday Jennings Randolph, Sen 1900 Event President William McKinley (R) re-elected, beating William Jennings Bryan 1896 Event William McKinley (R) defeats William Jennings Bryan (D) for president 1896 Event William Jennings Bryan "cross of gold" speech at Dem convention 1860 Birthday William Jennings Bryan, "The Great Commoner" orator/statesman
