The #1 song on August 23, 1945

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

Other #1 songs on August 23, 1945

#1 R&B Song

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

#1 Country Song

You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often
Tex Ritter

Notable August 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Shelley Long

Born August 23, 1949

Rudy Ruettiger

Born August 23, 1948

Antonia Novello

Born August 23, 1944

Nelson DeMille

Born August 23, 1943

Nancy Richey

Born August 23, 1942

Galen Rowell

Born August 23, 1940