The #1 country song on August 31, 1956

I Walk the Line By Johnny Cash

Other #1 songs on August 31, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley

UK #1 Song

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day

#1 R&B Song

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
Bill Doggett

Notable August 31 birthdays in the 1950s

Jimmy McKenna
Soap Opera Actor
Born August 31, 1953

Brian Dale
Geneticist
Born August 31, 1951

Aleksander Krupa
Movie Actor
Born August 31, 1955

Fab Five Freddy
Rapper
Born August 31, 1959

Gina Schock
Drummer
Born August 31, 1957

Eric Zemmour
Journalist
Born August 31, 1958