The #1 country song on August 26, 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 26, 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 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Annette Badland
TV Actress
Born August 26, 1950
Candy Moore
TV Actress
Born August 26, 1947
Valerie Simpson
R&B Singer
Born August 26, 1946
Barbet Schroeder
Director
Born August 26, 1941
Maureen Tucker
Drummer
Born August 26, 1944
Vic Dana
Pop Singer
Born August 26, 1942