The #1 song on October 13, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 13, 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 13 birthdays in the 1940s

John Ford Coley
Rock Singer
Born October 13, 1948

Lacy J. Dalton
Country Singer
Born October 13, 1946

Jerry Jones
Entrepreneur
Born October 13, 1942

Susan Stafford
TV Show Host
Born October 13, 1945

Julius Hunt
News Anchor
Born October 13, 1943

Leona Mitchell
Opera Singer
Born October 13, 1949

John Snow
Cricket Player
Born October 13, 1941