The #1 song on August 31, 1949

You're Breaking My Heart By Vic Damone

Other #1 songs on August 31, 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 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Itzhak Perlman
Violinist
Born August 31, 1945

Rudolph Schenker
Guitarist
Born August 31, 1948

Clive Lloyd
Cricket Player
Born August 31, 1944

Tom Coughlin
Football Coach
Born August 31, 1946

Mike Kuchar
Director
Born August 31, 1942

Guy Rewenig
Children's Author
Born August 31, 1947

William Dewitt Jr.
Entrepreneur
Born August 31, 1941