The #1 song on August 21, 1949

Some Enchanted Evening By Perry Como

Other #1 songs on August 21, 1949

#1 R&B Song

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

#1 Country Song

I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love)
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable August 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Carl Giammarese

Born August 21, 1947
Basil Poledouris

Born August 21, 1945
Jonathan Schell

Born August 21, 1943
Jackie DeShannon

Born August 21, 1941
Endre Szemerédi

Born August 21, 1940