The #1 song on August 31, 1944

Swinging on a Star By Bing Crosby

Other #1 songs on August 31, 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 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Richard Gere

Born August 31, 1949
Lowell Ganz

Born August 31, 1948
Jerome Corsi

Born August 31, 1946
Itzhak Perlman

Born August 31, 1945
William DeWitt

Born August 31, 1941
Robbie Basho

Born August 31, 1940