The #1 song on August 13, 1945

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

Other #1 songs on August 13, 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 13 birthdays in the 1940s

Jim Brunzell

Born August 13, 1949
Kathleen Battle

Born August 13, 1948
Fred Stanley

Born August 13, 1947
Janet Yellen

Born August 13, 1946
Kevin Tighe

Born August 13, 1944
Fred Hill

Born August 13, 1943
Bill Musselman

Born August 13, 1940