The #1 song on August 16, 1949

Some Enchanted Evening By Perry Como

Other #1 songs on August 16, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Ain't Nobody's Business (Parts 1 & 2)
Jimmy Witherspoon

#1 Country Song

Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

Notable August 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Earl Blumenauer

Born August 16, 1948
Carol Moseley Braun

Born August 16, 1947
Lesley Ann Warren

Born August 16, 1946
Bob Balaban

Born August 16, 1945
Woody Peoples

Born August 16, 1943
Barbara George

Born August 16, 1942