The #1 country song on August 24, 1949

I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love) By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on August 24, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Some Enchanted Evening
Perry Como

#1 R&B Song

Ain't Nobody's Business (Parts 1 & 2)
Jimmy Witherspoon

Notable August 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Rocky Johnson
Wrestler
Born August 24, 1944
Vince McMahon
Entrepreneur
Born August 24, 1945
Anne Archer
Movie Actress
Born August 24, 1947
Tito Sotto
Game Show Host
Born August 24, 1948
Tim White
Paleontologist
Born August 24, 1950