The #1 song on October 4, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 4, 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 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Rhie Won-bok
Cartoonist
Born October 04, 1946
Alan Rosenberg
TV Actor
Born October 04, 1950
Robert Wilson
Director
Born October 04, 1941
Brynn Thayer
TV Actress
Born October 04, 1949
Mick Jackson
Director
Born October 04, 1943
Roy Evans
Soccer Coach
Born October 04, 1948