The #1 country song on August 24, 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 24, 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 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Anne Archer

Born August 24, 1947
Ronee Blakley

Born August 24, 1945
Bill Goldsworthy

Born August 24, 1944
John Cipollina

Born August 24, 1943
Max Cleland

Born August 24, 1942