The #1 country song on February 5, 1948

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on February 5, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe

#1 R&B Song

I Love You Yes I Do
Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats

Notable February 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Bill Mays
Pianist
Born February 05, 1944
Roger Staubach
Football Player
Born February 05, 1942
Nolan Bushnell
Entrepreneur
Born February 05, 1943
Darrell Waltrip
Race Car Driver
Born February 05, 1947
Charlotte Rampling
Movie Actress
Born February 05, 1946
Barrett Strong
Songwriter
Born February 05, 1941