The #1 song on January 17, 1943

There Are Such Things By Tommy Dorsey

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1943

#1 R&B Song

What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again)
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Indio Solari
Rock Singer
Born January 17, 1949

Eddie Gray
Soccer Player
Born January 17, 1948

Francoise Hardy
Pop Singer
Born January 17, 1944

Lounis Ait Menguellet
World Music Singer
Born January 17, 1950

Jane Elliot
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 17, 1947

Javed Akhtar
Screenwriter
Born January 17, 1945

Ita Buttrose
Entrepreneur
Born January 17, 1942