The #1 song on October 16, 1950

Goodnight, Irene By Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers

Other #1 songs on October 16, 1950

#1 R&B Song

Blue Light Boogie (Parts 1 & 2)
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

I'm Movin' On
Hank Snow

Notable October 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Brian Harper

Born October 16, 1959
Tim Robbins

Born October 16, 1958
Marin Alsop

Born October 16, 1956
Ellen Dolan

Born October 16, 1955
Lorenzo Carcaterra

Born October 16, 1954
Tony Carey

Born October 16, 1953
Christopher Cox

Born October 16, 1952