The #1 song on March 31, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on March 31, 1949

#1 R&B Song

The Huckle-Buck
Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers

#1 Country Song

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable March 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Gary Doer

Born March 31, 1948
Augustin Banyaga

Born March 31, 1947
Edwin Catmull

Born March 31, 1945
Angus King

Born March 31, 1944
Christopher Walken

Born March 31, 1943
Hugh McCracken

Born March 31, 1942
Barney Frank

Born March 31, 1940