Other #1 songs on October 5, 1943
Across genres and charts

Don't Cry Baby by Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra

#1 R&B song

Don't Cry Baby

Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra

Notable October 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Terry Trotter

Pianist

Born October 5, 1940

Richard Street

Singer

Born October 5, 1942

Jean Perron

Ice Hockey Coach

Born October 5, 1946

Russell Mael

Musician and Co-Founder of the Band Sparks

Born October 5, 1948

Ralph Goodale

Politician and Diplomat

Born October 5, 1949

Bill James

Baseball Writer and Statistician

Born October 5, 1949