The #1 song on September 24, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on September 24, 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 24 birthdays in the 1940s

Lou Dobbs
TV Show Host
Born September 24, 1945
Bill Connors
Guitarist
Born September 24, 1949
David Anspaugh
Director
Born September 24, 1946
Mohinder Amarnath
Cricket Player
Born September 24, 1950
Mike Berry
TV Actor
Born September 24, 1942
Gilles Lipovetsky
Philosopher
Born September 24, 1944
Guy Hovis
Gospel Singer
Born September 24, 1941
Randall Duk Kim
Movie Actor
Born September 24, 1943