The #1 R&B song on July 16, 1946

Stone Cold Dead in the Market By Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on July 16, 1946

#1 Hit Song

The Gypsy
The Ink Spots

#1 Country Song

New Spanish Two Step
Bob Wills

Notable July 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Margaret Court
Tennis Player
Born July 16, 1942
Pinchas Zukerman
Composer
Born July 16, 1948
Victor Sloan
Photographer
Born July 16, 1945
Jimmy Johnson
Football Coach
Born July 16, 1943
Billie Lawless
Sculptor
Born July 16, 1950
Robert Lieberman
Director
Born July 16, 1947