The #1 song on January 17, 1945

Don't Fence Me In By Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters

Other #1 songs on January 17, 1945

#1 R&B Song

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

#1 Country Song

I'm Wastin' My Tears on You
Tex Ritter

Notable January 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Eddie Gray
Soccer Player
Born January 17, 1948

Elizabeth Triegaardt
Dancer
Born January 17, 1943

Francoise Hardy
Pop Singer
Born January 17, 1944

Mick Taylor
Guitarist
Born January 17, 1949

Lounis Ait Menguellet
World Music Singer
Born January 17, 1950

Ita Buttrose
Entrepreneur
Born January 17, 1942