Other #1 songs on August 23, 1949
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love)

Eddy Arnold , the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

#1 song

Some Enchanted Evening

Perry Como with Orchestra conducted by Mitchell Ayres

Notable August 23 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Galen Rowell

Wilderness Photographer, Mountaineer, and Author

Born August 23, 1940

Nancy Richey

Tennis Player

Born August 23, 1942

Nelson DeMille

Author

Born August 23, 1943

Rayfield Wright

Football Player

Born August 23, 1945

Rudy Ruettiger

Football Player and Motivational Speaker

Born August 23, 1948

Shelley Long

Actress and Comedian

Born August 23, 1949

Richard Sanders

Actor

Born August 23, 1940

Rodney Alcala

Serial Killer

Born August 23, 1943