The #1 song on July 4, 1945

Sentimental Journey By Les Brown

Other #1 songs on July 4, 1945

#1 R&B Song

Caldonia
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima
Bob Wills

Notable July 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Ray Meagher
TV Actor
Born July 04, 1944
Jeremy Spencer
Rock Singer
Born July 04, 1948
Peter Rowan
Folk Singer
Born July 04, 1942
Digger Phelps
Basketball Coach
Born July 04, 1941
Michael Milken
Entrepreneur
Born July 04, 1946
Adam Hart Davis
Chemist
Born July 04, 1943
Johnny Argent
Composer
Born July 04, 1949
Steven Sasson
Engineer
Born July 04, 1950