The #1 R&B song on January 16, 1945

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall By The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald

Other #1 songs on January 16, 1945

#1 Hit Song

Don't Fence Me In
Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters

#1 Country Song

I'm Wastin' My Tears on You
Tex Ritter

Notable January 16 birthdays in the 1940s

John Carpenter
Director
Born January 16, 1948
Gavin Bryars
Composer
Born January 16, 1943
Michael Coats
Astronaut
Born January 16, 1946
Caroline Munro
Movie Actress
Born January 16, 1949
Laura Schlessinger
Radio Host
Born January 16, 1947
Jim Stafford
Country Singer
Born January 16, 1944
Damo Suzuki
Rock Singer
Born January 16, 1950