The #1 song on August 31, 1945

On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe By Johnny Mercer

Other #1 songs on August 31, 1945

#1 R&B Song

Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often
Tex Ritter

Notable August 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Rudolph Schenker
Guitarist
Born August 31, 1948
Jim Fassel
Football Coach
Born August 31, 1949
Jerome Corsi
Novelist
Born August 31, 1946
Guy Rewenig
Children's Author
Born August 31, 1947
Clive Lloyd
Cricket Player
Born August 31, 1944
Mike Kuchar
Director
Born August 31, 1942
William Dewitt Jr.
Entrepreneur
Born August 31, 1941