The #1 song on January 20, 1947

The Old Lamp-Lighter By Sammy Kaye

Other #1 songs on January 20, 1947

#1 R&B Song

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

#1 Country Song

Divorce Me C.O.D.
Merle Travis

Notable January 20 birthdays in the 1940s

Margaret Avery
Movie Actress
Born January 20, 1944
David Lynch
Director
Born January 20, 1946
Fazle Hussain
Physicist
Born January 20, 1943
Robert Olen Butler
Novelist
Born January 20, 1945
Martin von Haselberg
TV Actor
Born January 20, 1949
Nigel Williams
Screenwriter
Born January 20, 1948
Liza Goddard
TV Actress
Born January 20, 1950
Linda Moulton Howe
Journalist
Born January 20, 1942