The #1 song in the UK on October 8, 1956

Lay Down Your Arms By Anne Shelton

Other #1 songs on October 8, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley

#1 R&B Song

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
Bill Doggett

#1 Country Song

Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley

Notable October 8 birthdays in the 1950s

Edward Zwick
Director
Born October 08, 1952
Jim Smith
Cartoonist
Born October 08, 1954
Steven Katz
Screenwriter
Born October 08, 1959
Bill Elliott
Race Car Driver
Born October 08, 1955
Robert Kool Bell
Soul Singer
Born October 08, 1950
Martha Kearney
Journalist
Born October 08, 1957