The #1 R&B song on July 31, 1946

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

Other #1 songs on July 31, 1946

#1 Hit Song

Surrender
Perry Como

#1 Country Song

New Spanish Two Step
Bob Wills

Notable July 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Richard Rodriguez
Non-Fiction Author
Born July 31, 1944
Lane Davies
Soap Opera Actor
Born July 31, 1950
Susan Bennett
Voice Actress
Born July 31, 1949
Ian Beck
Children's Author
Born July 31, 1947
Heather McKay
Squash Player
Born July 31, 1941
Charlotte Diamond
Folk Singer
Born July 31, 1945