The #1 song on August 9, 1945

On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe By Johnny Mercer

Other #1 songs on August 9, 1945

#1 R&B Song

Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

Oklahoma Hills
Jack Guthrie

Notable August 9 birthdays in the 1940s

Jonathan Kellerman

Born August 09, 1949
Bill Campbell

Born August 09, 1948
Barbara Mason

Born August 09, 1947
Sam Elliott

Born August 09, 1944
Ken Norton

Born August 09, 1943
David Steinberg

Born August 09, 1942
Linda Keen

Born August 09, 1940