The #1 song on December 16, 1944

I'm Making Believe By The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald

Other #1 songs on December 16, 1944

#1 R&B Song

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald

#1 Country Song

Smoke on the Water
Red Foley

Notable December 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Ben Cross
Movie Actor
Born December 16, 1947
Christopher Ellison
TV Actor
Born December 16, 1946
Lesley Stahl
News Anchor
Born December 16, 1941
Christopher Biggins
TV Actor
Born December 16, 1948
Billy Gibbons
Guitarist
Born December 16, 1949
Tony Hicks
Guitarist
Born December 16, 1945