The #1 song on August 28, 1944

Swinging on a Star By Bing Crosby

Other #1 songs on August 28, 1944

#1 R&B Song

Hamp's Boogie Woogie
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

Soldier's Last Letter
Ernest Tubb

Notable August 28 birthdays in the 1940s

Lou Piniella
Baseball Manager
Born August 28, 1943

Debra Mooney
TV Actress
Born August 28, 1947

William Unruh
Physicist
Born August 28, 1945

Imogen Cooper
Pianist
Born August 28, 1949

Lindsay Bloom
TV Actress
Born August 28, 1950

Carol Bartz
Entrepreneur
Born August 28, 1948

Peter Bartlett
Soap Opera Actor
Born August 28, 1942

Michael Craig-Martin
Conceptual Artist
Born August 28, 1941