The #1 song on September 12, 1944

Swinging on a Star By Bing Crosby

Other #1 songs on September 12, 1944

#1 R&B Song

Hamp's Boogie Woogie
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

Soldier's Last Letter
Ernest Tubb

Notable September 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Michael Ondaatje
Novelist
Born September 12, 1943
Maria Aitken
Director
Born September 12, 1945
Irina Rodnina
Figure Skater
Born September 12, 1949