Other #1 songs on October 23, 1944
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Smoke on the Water

Red Foley

#1 song

You Always Hurt the One You Love

The Mills Brothers

Notable October 23 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Ellie Greenwich

Singer-Songwriter

Born October 23, 1940

Michael Crichton

Author and Filmmaker

Born October 23, 1942

Ernie Watts

Saxophonist

Born October 23, 1945

Mel Martínez

Lobbyist and Politician

Born October 23, 1946

Brian Ross

Investigative Journalist

Born October 23, 1948

Nick Tosches

Writer

Born October 23, 1949

Jane Holzer

Art Collector and Film Producer

Born October 23, 1940

Maury Yeston

Classical and Theatre Composer, Lyricist and Music Theorist

Born October 23, 1945