The #1 song on July 24, 1949

Some Enchanted Evening By Perry Como

Other #1 songs on July 24, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Trouble Blues
The Charles Brown Trio

#1 Country Song

I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love)
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable July 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Gallagher
Comedian
Born July 24, 1946
Chris Sarandon
Movie Actor
Born July 24, 1942
Azim Premji
Entrepreneur
Born July 24, 1945
Peter Serkin
Pianist
Born July 24, 1947
Goutam Ghose
Director
Born July 24, 1950
Dan Hedaya
Movie Actor
Born July 24, 1940