The #1 song on August 1, 1947

Peg o' My Heart By The Harmonicats

Other #1 songs on August 1, 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 August 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Yury Romanenko
Astronaut
Born August 01, 1944
Roy Williams
Basketball Coach
Born August 01, 1950
Mike Emrick
Sportscaster
Born August 01, 1946
Tamura Masakazu
TV Actor
Born August 01, 1943
Jordi Savall
Composer
Born August 01, 1941
Laila Morse
Soap Opera Actress
Born August 01, 1945