Other #1 songs on October 8, 1949
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Slipping Around

Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

#1 song

That Lucky Old Sun

Frankie Laine with Judd Conlon 's Rhythmaires, Harry Geller and His Orchestra, and Carl Fischer

Notable October 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Fred Cash

Soul Singer

Born October 8, 1940

Jesse Jackson

Minister, Activist and Politician

Born October 8, 1941

Chevy Chase

Comedian, Writer and Actor

Born October 8, 1943

Ed Kirkpatrick

Baseball Player

Born October 8, 1944

Dennis Kucinich

Politician

Born October 8, 1946

Stephen Shore

Photographer

Born October 8, 1947

Benjamin Cheever

Writer and Editor

Born October 8, 1948

Sigourney Weaver

Actress

Born October 8, 1949

Shane Stevens

Novelist

Born October 8, 1941