The #1 song in the UK on August 17, 1956

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) By Doris Day

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley

#1 R&B Song

Fever
Little Willie John

#1 Country Song

I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Kevin Welch
Country Singer
Born August 17, 1955
Robert Thirsk
Astronaut
Born August 17, 1953
Alan Minter
Boxer
Born August 17, 1951
Ron Strykert
Guitarist
Born August 17, 1957
Thomas Hennen
Astronaut
Born August 17, 1952
Anatoly Kudryavitsky
Poet
Born August 17, 1954
Lisa Coleman
Composer
Born August 17, 1960