The #1 country song on October 16, 1944

Smoke on the Water By Red Foley

Other #1 songs on October 16, 1944

#1 Hit Song

You Always Hurt the One You Love
Mills Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You
King Cole Trio

Notable October 16 birthdays in the 1940s

David Zucker
Director
Born October 16, 1947
Suzanne Somers
TV Actress
Born October 16, 1946
Tim McCarver
Baseball Player
Born October 16, 1941
David Greenwalt
Screenwriter
Born October 16, 1949
Elinor Lipman
Novelist
Born October 16, 1950
Michael Tylo
Soap Opera Actor
Born October 16, 1948
Christopher Mitchum
Movie Actor
Born October 16, 1943