The #1 song on August 19, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 19, 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 19 birthdays in the 1940s

Charles Bolden
Astronaut
Born August 19, 1946
Billy J Kramer
Pop Singer
Born August 19, 1943
Mary Doria Russell
Novelist
Born August 19, 1950
Ian Gillan
Rock Singer
Born August 19, 1945
Dave Dunn
Hockey Player
Born August 19, 1948
Roger Cook
Pop Singer
Born August 19, 1940
Mordechai Spiegler
Soccer Player
Born August 19, 1944