The #1 country song on August 21, 1949

I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love) By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on August 21, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Some Enchanted Evening
Perry Como

#1 R&B Song

Ain't Nobody's Business (Parts 1 & 2)
Jimmy Witherspoon

Notable August 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Carl Giammarese

Born August 21, 1947
Basil Poledouris

Born August 21, 1945
Jonathan Schell

Born August 21, 1943
Jackie DeShannon

Born August 21, 1941
Endre Szemerédi

Born August 21, 1940