The #1 song on August 17, 1949

Some Enchanted Evening By Perry Como

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Ain't Nobody's Business (Parts 1 & 2)
Jimmy Witherspoon

#1 Country Song

Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Shane Briant
TV Actor
Born August 17, 1946

John Humphrys
Journalist
Born August 17, 1943

Jennifer Rhodes
TV Actress
Born August 17, 1947

Sharat Saxena
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1950

Kent Twitchell
Painter
Born August 17, 1942

Larry Ellison
Entrepreneur
Born August 17, 1944

Boog Powell
Baseball Player
Born August 17, 1941

Rod Macdonald
Folk Singer
Born August 17, 1948