The #1 R&B song on August 16, 1956

Fever By Little Willie John

Other #1 songs on August 16, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley

UK #1 Song

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day

#1 Country Song

I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash

Notable August 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Madonna

Born August 16, 1958
Laura Innes

Born August 16, 1957
Jeff Perry

Born August 16, 1955
James Cameron

Born August 16, 1954
Kathie Lee Gifford

Born August 16, 1953
Reginald VelJohnson

Born August 16, 1952
Marshall Manesh

Born August 16, 1950