Other #1 songs on August 21, 1944
Across genres and charts

G.I. Jive by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 R&B song

G.I. Jive

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Swinging on a Star by Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra and the Williams Brothers Quartet

#1 song

Swinging on a Star

Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra and the Williams Brothers Quartet

Notable August 21 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Endre Szemerédi

Mathematician

Born August 21, 1940

Jackie DeShannon

Singer-Songwriter

Born August 21, 1941

Jonathan Schell

Author and Advocate Against Nuclear Weapons

Born August 21, 1943

Basil Poledouris

Composer

Born August 21, 1945

Carl Giammarese

Pop Band Formed in 1966

Born August 21, 1947

Loretta Devine

Actress

Born August 21, 1949

Lucius Shepard

Novelist

Born August 21, 1943

Hugh Wilson

Director, Writer and Actor

Born August 21, 1943

Jerry DaVanon

Baseball Player

Born August 21, 1945

Willie Lanier

Football Player

Born August 21, 1945

Patty McCormack

Actress

Born August 21, 1945