Birthday
Jams
The
#1 R&B song
on
August 17, 1945
Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
By Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra
Other #1 songs on
August 17, 1945
#1 Hit Song
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
Johnny Mercer
#1 Country Song
Oklahoma Hills
Jack Guthrie
Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1940s
Shane Porteous
TV Actor
Born
August 17, 1942
John Humphrys
Journalist
Born
August 17, 1943
Larry Ellison
Entrepreneur
Born
August 17, 1944
Shane Briant
TV Actor
Born
August 17, 1946
Rod Macdonald
Folk Singer
Born
August 17, 1948
Lady Colin Campbell
Non-Fiction Author
Born
August 17, 1949
Boog Powell
Baseball Player
Born
August 17, 1941
Sharat Saxena
Movie Actor
Born
August 17, 1950