The #1 song on August 23, 1949

Some Enchanted Evening By Perry Como

Other #1 songs on August 23, 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 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Rudy Ruettiger

Born August 23, 1948

Rayfield Wright

Born August 23, 1945

Antonia Novello

Born August 23, 1944

Nelson DeMille

Born August 23, 1943

Nancy Richey

Born August 23, 1942

Galen Rowell

Born August 23, 1940