The #1 R&B song on December 31, 1943

Sweet Slumber By Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

Other #1 songs on December 31, 1943

#1 Hit Song

Paper Doll
Mills Brothers

Notable December 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Ellen Datlow

Born December 31, 1949

Cliff Richey

Born December 31, 1946

Connie Willis

Born December 31, 1945

Taylor Hackford

Born December 31, 1944