The #1 song on August 30, 1944

Swinging on a Star By Bing Crosby

Other #1 songs on August 30, 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 30 birthdays in the 1940s

Ted Ammon

Born August 30, 1949
Lewis Black

Born August 30, 1948
Allan Rock

Born August 30, 1947
Peggy Lipton

Born August 30, 1946
Tal Brody

Born August 30, 1943
Ben Jones

Born August 30, 1941