The #1 song on August 31, 1956

Don't Be Cruel By Elvis Presley

Other #1 songs on August 31, 1956

UK #1 Song

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day

#1 R&B Song

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
Bill Doggett

#1 Country Song

I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash

Notable August 31 birthdays in the 1950s

Eric Zemmour
Journalist
Born August 31, 1958
Brian Dale
Geneticist
Born August 31, 1951
Pavel Vinogradov
Astronaut
Born August 31, 1953
Glenn Tilbrook
Pop Singer
Born August 31, 1957
Fred Brathwaite
Painter
Born August 31, 1959
Aleksander Krupa
Movie Actor
Born August 31, 1955
Julie Brown
TV Actress
Born August 31, 1954