The #1 song on August 26, 1943

In the Blue of Evening By Tommy Dorsey

Other #1 songs on August 26, 1943

#1 R&B Song

Don't Cry Baby
Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra

Notable August 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Akiko Wakabayashi
Movie Actress
Born August 26, 1941
Carl Deuker
Young Adult Author
Born August 26, 1950
Maureen Tucker
Drummer
Born August 26, 1944
John Blaha
Astronaut
Born August 26, 1942
Valerie Simpson
R&B Singer
Born August 26, 1946
Candy Moore
TV Actress
Born August 26, 1947