The #1 song on August 31, 1943

In the Blue of Evening By Tommy Dorsey

Other #1 songs on August 31, 1943

#1 R&B Song

Don't Cry Baby
Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra

Notable August 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Mona Marshall
Voice Actress
Born August 31, 1947
William Dewitt Jr.
Entrepreneur
Born August 31, 1941
Earnie Shavers
Boxer
Born August 31, 1945
Rudolf Schenker
Guitarist
Born August 31, 1948
Mike Kuchar
Director
Born August 31, 1942
David Simkins
Screenwriter
Born August 31, 1949
Tom Coughlin
Football Coach
Born August 31, 1946