The #1 song on August 2, 1947

Peg o' My Heart By The Harmonicats

Other #1 songs on August 2, 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 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Joanna Cassidy
Movie Actress
Born August 02, 1945
Charles Roven
Film Producer
Born August 02, 1949
James Howe
Young Adult Author
Born August 02, 1946
Isabel Allende
Novelist
Born August 02, 1942
Kathryn Harrold
TV Actress
Born August 02, 1950
Max Wright
TV Actor
Born August 02, 1943
Jay Parini
Poet
Born August 02, 1948