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

Slipping Around by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

#1 country song

Slipping Around

Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II) by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 R&B song

Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable December 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Lesley Stahl

Journalist

Born December 16, 1941

Donald Carcieri

Politician and Corporate Executive

Born December 16, 1942

Steven Bochco

Television Writer and Producer

Born December 16, 1943

Jeff Kanew

Film Director

Born December 16, 1944

Charles Dennis

Actor

Born December 16, 1946

Vincent Matthews

Sprinter

Born December 16, 1947

Patti Deutsch

Actress

Born December 16, 1943

Don Meyer

Basketball Player and Coach

Born December 16, 1944

Tom Stern

Cinematographer

Born December 16, 1946