Other #1 songs on August 29, 1944
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Soldier's Last Letter

Ernest Tubb

#1 song

Swinging on a Star

Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra and the Williams Brothers Quartet

Notable August 29 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

James Glennon

Cinematographer

Born August 29, 1942

Dick Halligan

Musician and Composer

Born August 29, 1943

Wyomia Tyus

Sprinter

Born August 29, 1945

Bob Beamon

Long Jumper

Born August 29, 1946

Temple Grandin

Academic and Autism Activist

Born August 29, 1947

Robert S. Langer

Scientist and Academic

Born August 29, 1948

Stan Hansen

Professional Wrestler

Born August 29, 1949

Sterling Morrison

Guitarist

Born August 29, 1942

Arthur B. McDonald

Astrophysicist

Born August 29, 1943