The #1 song on August 29, 1945

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

Other #1 songs on August 29, 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 29 birthdays in the 1940s

Stan Hansen

Born August 29, 1949
Robert S. Langer

Born August 29, 1948
Temple Grandin

Born August 29, 1947
Bob Beamon

Born August 29, 1946
Dick Halligan

Born August 29, 1943
James Glennon

Born August 29, 1942
James Brady

Born August 29, 1940