The #1 song on August 16, 1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) By Tex Williams

Other #1 songs on August 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Suzanne Farrell
Dancer
Born August 16, 1945
Bruce Beresford
Director
Born August 16, 1940
Bill Spooner
Guitarist
Born August 16, 1949
Moria Casán
Movie Actress
Born August 16, 1946
Marshall Manesh
TV Actor
Born August 16, 1950
John Challis
TV Actor
Born August 16, 1942
David Dickinson
TV Show Host
Born August 16, 1941