The #1 R&B song on October 16, 1943

Don't Cry Baby By Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on October 16, 1943

#1 Hit Song

Sunday, Monday, or Always
Bing Crosby

Notable October 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Bob Weir
Rock Singer
Born October 16, 1947
David Greenwalt
Screenwriter
Born October 16, 1949
Robert Bringhurst
Poet
Born October 16, 1946
Hema Malini
Movie Actress
Born October 16, 1948
Elinor Lipman
Novelist
Born October 16, 1950
Tim McCarver
Baseball Player
Born October 16, 1941