The #1 song on January 12, 1949

Buttons and Bows By Dinah Shore

Other #1 songs on January 12, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Bewildered
Amos Milburn

#1 Country Song

One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
Jimmy Wakely

Notable January 12 birthdays in the 1940s

William Nicholson
Playwright
Born January 12, 1948
Tom Dempsey
Football Player
Born January 12, 1947
Jon Spaihts
Screenwriter
Born January 12, 1950
Bernardine Dohrn
Teacher
Born January 12, 1942
Carlos Villagran
Comedian
Born January 12, 1944
Andre De Shields
Stage Actor
Born January 12, 1946