The #1 song on July 16, 1948

Woody Wood-Pecker By Kay Kyser

Other #1 songs on July 16, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Long Gone (Parts I & II)
Sonny Thompson

#1 Country Song

Bouquet of Roses
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable July 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Dave Goelz
Puppeteer
Born July 16, 1946
Victor Sloan
Photographer
Born July 16, 1945
Jimmy Johnson
Football Coach
Born July 16, 1943
Billie Lawless
Sculptor
Born July 16, 1950
Robert Lieberman
Director
Born July 16, 1947
Margaret Court
Tennis Player
Born July 16, 1942