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Events on Tuesday 22 August 1989 1
1942 – 1989Huey Newton (1942-1989)Died 22 August 1989, aged 47Huey 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.