The #1 song on May 31, 1945

Sentimental Journey By Les Brown

Other #1 songs on May 31, 1945

#1 R&B Song

Caldonia
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Shame on You
Spade Cooley

Notable May 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Maeve Kinkead
Soap Opera Actress
Born May 31, 1946
Tom Berenger
Movie Actor
Born May 31, 1949
Louis Ignarro
Pharmacologist
Born May 31, 1941
Steven Kampmann
Screenwriter
Born May 31, 1947
Joe Namath
Football Player
Born May 31, 1943
Jack Baldwin
Race Car Driver
Born May 31, 1948