The #1 song on July 31, 1947

Peg o' My Heart By The Harmonicats

Other #1 songs on July 31, 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 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Lane Davies
Soap Opera Actor
Born July 31, 1950
Charlotte Diamond
Folk Singer
Born July 31, 1945
Susan Bennett
Voice Actress
Born July 31, 1949
Gary Lewis
Pop Singer
Born July 31, 1946
Richard Rodriguez
Non-Fiction Author
Born July 31, 1944
Heather McKay
Squash Player
Born July 31, 1941