The #1 country song on August 16, 1945

Oklahoma Hills By Jack Guthrie

Other #1 songs on August 16, 1945

#1 Hit Song

On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
Johnny Mercer

#1 R&B Song

Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra

Notable August 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Scott Asheton

Born August 16, 1949
Earl Blumenauer

Born August 16, 1948
Carol Moseley Braun

Born August 16, 1947
Lesley Ann Warren

Born August 16, 1946
Woody Peoples

Born August 16, 1943
Barbara George

Born August 16, 1942