The #1 song on August 31, 1944

Swinging on a Star By Bing Crosby

Other #1 songs on August 31, 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 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Rudolph Schenker
Guitarist
Born August 31, 1948
David Simkins
Screenwriter
Born August 31, 1949
Van Morrison
Rock Singer
Born August 31, 1945
William Dewitt Jr.
Entrepreneur
Born August 31, 1941
Jerome Corsi
Novelist
Born August 31, 1946
Isao Aoki
Golfer
Born August 31, 1942
Guy Rewenig
Children's Author
Born August 31, 1947