The #1 song on January 16, 1947

The Old Lamp-Lighter By Sammy Kaye

Other #1 songs on January 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Ronnie Milsap
Country Singer
Born January 16, 1943
Kabir Bedi
Movie Actor
Born January 16, 1946
Katherine Anderson
Soul Singer
Born January 16, 1944
Rodney Graham
Multimedia Artist
Born January 16, 1949
Debbie Allen
TV Actress
Born January 16, 1950
John Carpenter
Director
Born January 16, 1948