The #1 song on April 16, 1949

Cruising Down the River By Russ Morgan

Other #1 songs on April 16, 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 April 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Reg Alcock

Born April 16, 1948
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