The #1 song on October 7, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 7, 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 7 birthdays in the 1940s

Kevin Godley
Director
Born October 07, 1945

Dick Jauron
Football Coach
Born October 07, 1950

John Brass
Rugby Player
Born October 07, 1946

Diane Ackerman
Poet
Born October 07, 1948

Gabriel Yared
Composer
Born October 07, 1949

Joy Behar
TV Show Host
Born October 07, 1942

Oliver North
Journalist
Born October 07, 1943