The #1 song on August 29, 1944

Swinging on a Star By Bing Crosby

Other #1 songs on August 29, 1944

#1 R&B Song

Hamp's Boogie Woogie
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

Soldier's Last Letter
Ernest Tubb

Notable August 29 birthdays in the 1940s

Stan Hansen

Born August 29, 1949

Robert S. Langer

Born August 29, 1948

Temple Grandin

Born August 29, 1947

Bob Beamon

Born August 29, 1946

Wyomia Tyus

Born August 29, 1945

Dick Halligan

Born August 29, 1943

James Glennon

Born August 29, 1942