The #1 song on August 17, 1966

Summer in the City By The Lovin' Spoonful

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1966

UK #1 Song

Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby
The Beatles

#1 R&B Song

Ain't Too Proud to Beg
The Temptations

#1 Country Song

Almost Persuaded
David Houston

Notable August 17 birthdays in the 1960s

Carrie Grant
TV Show Host
Born August 17, 1965

Deen Castronovo
Drummer
Born August 17, 1964

Don McKellar
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1963

Tammy Townsend
TV Actress
Born August 17, 1970

Zezé Di Camargo
World Music Singer
Born August 17, 1962

Sean Penn
Movie Actor
Born August 17, 1960

Ed McCaffrey
Football Player
Born August 17, 1968

Everette Harp
Saxophonist
Born August 17, 1961