The #1 song on October 2, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 2, 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 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Avery Brooks
TV Actor
Born October 02, 1948

Don McLean
Pop Singer
Born October 02, 1945

Sandy Ratcliff
TV Actress
Born October 02, 1950

John Sinclair
Poet
Born October 02, 1941

Lucy Fisher
Film Producer
Born October 02, 1949

Jo-El Sonnier
Accordionist
Born October 02, 1946