The #1 song on October 23, 1944

You Always Hurt the One You Love By Mills Brothers

Other #1 songs on October 23, 1944

#1 R&B Song

Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You
King Cole Trio

#1 Country Song

Smoke on the Water
Red Foley

Notable October 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Pele
Soccer Player
Born October 23, 1940
Michael Walsh
Screenwriter
Born October 23, 1949
Ernie Watts
Saxophonist
Born October 23, 1945
Douglas Dunn
Poet
Born October 23, 1942
Robert Lipsett
Violinist
Born October 23, 1947