The #1 country song on August 8, 1945

Oklahoma Hills By Jack Guthrie

Other #1 songs on August 8, 1945

#1 Hit Song

On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
Johnny Mercer

#1 R&B Song

Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra

Notable August 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Willie P. Richardson
Comedian
Born August 08, 1947

Sarah Dunant
Novelist
Born August 08, 1950

Svetlana Savitskaya
Astronaut
Born August 08, 1948

Brooke Bundy
Movie Actress
Born August 08, 1944

Keith Carradine
Movie Actor
Born August 08, 1949