The #1 song on October 10, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 10, 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 10 birthdays in the 1940s

Ben Vereen
Stage Actor
Born October 10, 1946
Frederick Barthelme
Novelist
Born October 10, 1943
William F Farley
Entrepreneur
Born October 10, 1942
Nancy Alvarez
World Music Singer
Born October 10, 1950
Bob Sinnaeve
Darts Player
Born October 10, 1949