The #1 song on August 24, 1949

Some Enchanted Evening By Perry Como

Other #1 songs on August 24, 1949

#1 R&B Song

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

#1 Country Song

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

Notable August 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Jean Michel Jarre
Composer
Born August 24, 1948
Paulo Coelho
Novelist
Born August 24, 1947
Tony Amendola
TV Actor
Born August 24, 1944
Vince McMahon
Entrepreneur
Born August 24, 1945
Tim White
Paleontologist
Born August 24, 1950