Other #1 songs on May 16, 1953
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Kaw-Liga

Hank Williams

#1 R&B song

Hound Dog

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

#1 song

The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)

Percy Faith & his Orchestra featuring Felicia Sanders

Notable May 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Bruce Coville

Novelist

Born May 16, 1950

Jonathan Richman

Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist

Born May 16, 1951

Peter Onorati

Actor

Born May 16, 1953

Dafydd Williams

Astronaut, Physician and Public Speaker

Born May 16, 1954

Jack Morris

Baseball Pitcher

Born May 16, 1955

Joan Benoit

Distance Runner

Born May 16, 1957

Mitch Webster

Baseball Player

Born May 16, 1959

Debra Winger

Actress

Born May 16, 1955

Bob Suter

Ice Hockey Player

Born May 16, 1957