The #1 song in the UK on August 24, 1956

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

Other #1 songs on August 24, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley

#1 R&B Song

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
Bill Doggett

#1 Country Song

I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash

Notable August 24 birthdays in the 1950s

Eli Pasquale
Basketball Player
Born August 24, 1960
Sharon Dunn
News Anchor
Born August 24, 1953
Orson Scott Card
Novelist
Born August 24, 1951
Billy Chow
Movie Actor
Born August 24, 1958
Matthew Mason
Inventor
Born August 24, 1952