The #1 song on April 16, 1948

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) By Peggy Lee

Other #1 songs on April 16, 1948

#1 R&B Song

King Size Papa
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable April 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Born April 16, 1947
Margot Adler

Born April 16, 1946
Tom Allen

Born April 16, 1945
Jim Lonborg

Born April 16, 1942
Allan Segal

Born April 16, 1941
Benoît Bouchard

Born April 16, 1940