The #1 song on September 16, 1944

Swinging on a Star By Bing Crosby

Other #1 songs on September 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Loyd Grossman
TV Show Host
Born September 16, 1950

Ed Begley Jr.
TV Actor
Born September 16, 1949

Julia Donaldson
Playwright
Born September 16, 1948

Rees Jones
Architect
Born September 16, 1941

Camilo Sesto
Pop Singer
Born September 16, 1946