The #1 song on August 17, 1952

Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart By Vera Lynn

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1952

#1 R&B Song

Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Lloyd Price

#1 Country Song

The Wild Side of Life
Hank Thompson

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1950s

Belinda Carlisle
Pop Singer
Born August 17, 1958
Robert Thirsk
Astronaut
Born August 17, 1953
Alen Islamovic
Metal Singer
Born August 17, 1957
Sean Penn
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1960
Richard Hilton
Entrepreneur
Born August 17, 1955
Anatoly Kudryavitsky
Poet
Born August 17, 1954
Robert Joy
TV Actor
Born August 17, 1951