The #1 song on August 16, 1949

Some Enchanted Evening

By Perry Como with Orchestra conducted by Mitchell Ayres

Other #1 songs on August 16, 1949
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love)

Eddy Arnold , the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

#1 R&B song

Trouble Blues

Charles Brown Trio

Notable August 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Barbara George

R&B Singer and Songwriter

Woody Peoples

Football Player

Bob Balaban

Actor

Lesley Ann Warren

Singer-Actress

Carol Moseley Braun

Politician and Lawyer

Earl Blumenauer

Politician

Robert Squirrel Lester

Musician

Suzanne Farrell

Ballerina

Gary Loizzo

Musician

Mike Jorgensen

Baseball Player and Manager

Pierre Reid

Politician