The #1 song on August 26, 1949

Some Enchanted Evening By Perry Como

Other #1 songs on August 26, 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 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Valerie Simpson

Born August 26, 1946

Tom Ridge

Born August 26, 1945

Maureen Tucker

Born August 26, 1944

Vic Dana

Born August 26, 1940