The #1 song on October 1, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 1, 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 October 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Vyacheslav Vedenin
Skier
Born October 01, 1941
Rod Carew
Baseball Player
Born October 01, 1945
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Director
Born October 01, 1943
Danny Johnson
Hockey Player
Born October 01, 1944
Sarah Nettleton
Architect
Born October 01, 1950
Tim O'Brien
Novelist
Born October 01, 1946
Andre Rieu
Composer
Born October 01, 1949