The #1 song on January 12, 1947

The Old Lamp-Lighter By Sammy Kaye

Other #1 songs on January 12, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Rainbow at Midnight
Ernest Tubb

Notable January 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Haruki Murakami
Novelist
Born January 12, 1949
Jon Spaihts
Screenwriter
Born January 12, 1950
Carlos Villagran
Comedian
Born January 12, 1944
Anthony Andrews
TV Actor
Born January 12, 1948
Bernardine Dohrn
Teacher
Born January 12, 1942
Andre De Shields
Stage Actor
Born January 12, 1946