The #1 song on September 19, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

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

Randolph Mantooth
TV Actor
Born September 19, 1945
Sally Potter
Director
Born September 19, 1949
Jeremy Irons
Movie Actor
Born September 19, 1948
Bruce Evans
Screenwriter
Born September 19, 1946
Joan Lunden
TV Show Host
Born September 19, 1950
Gregory Abbott
Soul Singer
Born September 19, 1942
Cesar Camargo Mariano
Pianist
Born September 19, 1943