The #1 song on October 17, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 17, 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 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Nick Tosches
Non-Fiction Author
Born October 17, 1949
Joan Prather
TV Actress
Born October 17, 1950
Mike Tomlinson
Teacher
Born October 17, 1942
Graca Machel
Political Wife
Born October 17, 1945
Cameron Mackintosh
Music Producer
Born October 17, 1946
George Wendt
TV Actor
Born October 17, 1948
Earl Thomas Conley
Country Singer
Born October 17, 1941