Timeline August 1989

Events in August 1989 7

• 1942 – 1989 Huey Newton (1942-1989) Died 22 August 1989, aged 47 Huey Newton co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in 1966, becoming a central figure in the Black Power movement. He advocated armed community patrols and social programs while facing repeated legal prosecution. He was shot and killed in Oakland, California.
• 1989 US Open 1989 Men: Boris Becker · Women: Steffi Graf
• 1989 Hayden Panettiere born in Palisades, New York Hayden Lesley Panettiere was born on 21 August 1989 in Palisades, New York, to Lesley Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan Lee 'Skip' Panettiere, a fire captain. Her younger brother Jansen would also become an actor.
• 1989 Voyager 2 flies by Neptune First and only spacecraft to visit Neptune NASA's Voyager 2 probe made its closest approach to Neptune, returning the first close-up images of the planet and its moon Triton. The flyby marked the end of Voyager 2's Grand Tour of the outer planets. It remains the only spacecraft to have visited Neptune.
• 1989 – present James Harden The Beard 2018 MVP known for his historic scoring streaks and step-back jumper.
• 1989 – present Valtteri Bottas The Flying Finn III Long-time Mercedes driver and multiple race winner; key contributor to numerous constructors' titles.
• 1989 Steel Wheels Nineteenth album — August 29, 1989 Steel Wheels, released on August 29, 1989, was widely seen as a comeback album after the Jagger-Richards rift. It reached number 2 in the UK and US and was followed by their most successful tour to date.