The #1 song on August 16, 1944

Swinging on a Star By Bing Crosby

Other #1 songs on August 16, 1944

#1 R&B Song

Till Then
The Mills Brothers

#1 Country Song

Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
Louis Jordan

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
Bob Balaban

Born August 16, 1945