Other #1 songs on October 17, 1959
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

The Three Bells

The Browns

#1 R&B song

You Better Know It

Jackie Wilson

#1 song

Mack the Knife

Bobby Darin

Notable October 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Howard Rollins

Actor

Born October 17, 1950

Joseph Bowie

Jazz Musician

Born October 17, 1953

Carlos Buhler

Mountaineer

Born October 17, 1954

Mike Bratz

Basketball Player

Born October 17, 1955

Fran Cosmo

Singer

Born October 17, 1956

Lawrence Bender

Film Producer

Born October 17, 1957

Howard Alden

Jazz Guitarist

Born October 17, 1958

Ron Drummond

Novelist

Born October 17, 1959

Mae Jemison

Astronaut, Doctor and Engineer

Born October 17, 1956