The #1 song in the UK on August 17, 1956

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

By Doris Day

Other #1 songs on August 17, 1956
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Crazy Arms

Ray Price

#1 R&B song

Fever

Little Willie John

#1 song

Hound Dog

Elvis Presley

Notable August 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Richard Hunt

Puppeteer

Eric Johnson

Guitarist and Composer

Ken Kwapis

Director and Scriptwriter

Belinda Carlisle

Singer

Jonathan Franzen

Writer

Robert Joy

Actor

Laurence Overmire

Dramatist

Eric Schlosser

Journalist and Author

David Koresh

Religious Cult Leader