The #1 song on April 16, 1956

Heartbreak Hotel By Elvis Presley

Other #1 songs on April 16, 1956

UK #1 Song

The Poor People of Paris
Winifred Atwell

#1 R&B Song

Long Tall Sally
Little Richard

#1 Country Song

Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins

Notable April 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Kool Herc
DJ
Born April 16, 1955
Bill Belichick
Football Coach
Born April 16, 1952
Ellen Barkin
Movie Actress
Born April 16, 1954
Bjorgvin Halldorsson
Pop Singer
Born April 16, 1951
Michel Gill
TV Actor
Born April 16, 1960
Jay O. Sanders
TV Actor
Born April 16, 1953
Reinaldo Rueda Rivera
Soccer Coach
Born April 16, 1957