The #1 song on September 16, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

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

Rosemary Casals
Tennis Player
Born September 16, 1948

Ed Begley Jr.
TV Actor
Born September 16, 1949

BJ Ward
Voice Actress
Born September 16, 1944

Camilo Sesto
Pop Singer
Born September 16, 1946

Loyd Grossman
TV Show Host
Born September 16, 1950

Rees Jones
Architect
Born September 16, 1941