The #1 song on October 15, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 15, 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 15 birthdays in the 1940s

Prannoy Roy
Journalist
Born October 15, 1949
Penny Marshall
Director
Born October 15, 1943
Jim Palmer
Baseball Player
Born October 15, 1945
John Getz
Movie Actor
Born October 15, 1946
George J Borjas
Economist
Born October 15, 1950
Haim Saban
Entrepreneur
Born October 15, 1944
Chris de Burgh
Rock Singer
Born October 15, 1948