The #1 song on October 16, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Carli Muñoz
Pianist
Born October 16, 1948

Tim McCarver
Baseball Player
Born October 16, 1941

Andre Leon Talley
Fashion Designer
Born October 16, 1949

Suzanne Somers
TV Actress
Born October 16, 1946

Elinor Lipman
Novelist
Born October 16, 1950

Christopher Mitchum
Movie Actor
Born October 16, 1943