The #1 country song on January 1, 1945

I'm Wastin' My Tears on You By Tex Ritter

Other #1 songs on January 1, 1945

#1 Hit Song

Don't Fence Me In
Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters

#1 R&B Song

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald

Notable January 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Shlomo Scharf
Soccer Coach
Born January 01, 1943

Ronald Meyer
Entrepreneur
Born January 01, 1944

Deepa Mehta
Director
Born January 01, 1950

Eva Ras
Movie Actress
Born January 01, 1941

Rick Hurst
TV Actor
Born January 01, 1946

Max Azria
Fashion Designer
Born January 01, 1949

Ricky Jay
TV Actor
Born January 01, 1948