Other #1 songs on October 19, 1949
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 song

That Lucky Old Sun

Frankie Laine with Judd Conlon 's Rhythmaires, Harry Geller and His Orchestra, and Carl Fischer

Notable October 19 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Larry Chance

Doo-Wop Singer

Born October 19, 1940

Andrew Vachss

Writer and Lawyer

Born October 19, 1942

L. E. Modesitt

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer

Born October 19, 1943

George McCrae

Soul and Disco Singer

Born October 19, 1944

Angus Deaton

Economist

Born October 19, 1945

James Howard Kunstler

Writer, Social Critic, Blogger

Born October 19, 1948

Lynn Dickey

Football Player

Born October 19, 1949

Bill Melchionni

Basketball Player

Born October 19, 1944

Divine

Actor, Singer and Drag Queen

Born October 19, 1945