The #1 song on August 30, 1945

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

Other #1 songs on August 30, 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 30 birthdays in the 1940s

Ted Ammon

Born August 30, 1949
Lewis Black

Born August 30, 1948
Allan Rock

Born August 30, 1947
Peggy Lipton

Born August 30, 1946
Molly Ivins

Born August 30, 1944
Tal Brody

Born August 30, 1943
Ben Jones

Born August 30, 1941