Other #1 songs on August 17, 1952
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels

Kitty Wells

#1 song

Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart

Vera Lynn with Soldiers and Airmen of Her Majesty's Forces and Roland Shaw

Notable August 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Richard Hunt

Puppeteer

Born August 17, 1951

Eric Johnson

Guitarist and Composer

Born August 17, 1954

Gail Berman

Producer and Television Executive

Born August 17, 1956

Ken Kwapis

Director and Scriptwriter

Born August 17, 1957

Belinda Carlisle

Singer

Born August 17, 1958

Jonathan Franzen

Writer

Born August 17, 1959

Robert Joy

Actor

Born August 17, 1951

Laurence Overmire

Dramatist

Born August 17, 1957

Eric Schlosser

Journalist and Author

Born August 17, 1959