The #1 song on August 30, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 30, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable August 30 birthdays in the 1940s

Tal Brody
Basketball Player
Born August 30, 1943
Brian Yuzna
Screenwriter
Born August 30, 1949
Peggy Lipton
TV Actress
Born August 30, 1946
John Surman
Saxophonist
Born August 30, 1944
Carmen Fanzone
Baseball Player
Born August 30, 1941
Antony Gormley
Sculptor
Born August 30, 1950
Lewis Black
Comedian
Born August 30, 1948