The #1 song on August 31, 1945

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

Other #1 songs on August 31, 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 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Richard Gere

Born August 31, 1949
Lowell Ganz

Born August 31, 1948
Jerome Corsi

Born August 31, 1946
William DeWitt

Born August 31, 1941
Robbie Basho

Born August 31, 1940