The #1 song on July 26, 1947

Peg o' My Heart By The Harmonicats

Other #1 songs on July 26, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Jack You’re Dead
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable July 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Darlene Love
R&B Singer
Born July 26, 1941
Nicholas Evans
Novelist
Born July 26, 1950
Helen Mirren
Movie Actress
Born July 26, 1945
Allen Doyle
Golfer
Born July 26, 1948
William Shepherd
Astronaut
Born July 26, 1949