The #1 song on October 16, 1968

Hey Jude By The Beatles

Other #1 songs on October 16, 1968

UK #1 Song

Those Were the Days
Mary Hopkin

#1 R&B Song

Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud (Part 1)
James Brown

#1 Country Song

Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
Eddy Arnold

Notable October 16 birthdays in the 1960s

Roy Hargrove

Born October 16, 1969
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Born October 16, 1966
Tom Tolbert

Born October 16, 1965
Shawn Little

Born October 16, 1964
Manute Bol

Born October 16, 1962
Chris Doleman

Born October 16, 1961