The #1 song on October 18, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 18, 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 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Cynthia Weil
Songwriter
Born October 18, 1940

Heiko Bleher
Zoologist
Born October 18, 1944

Billy Cox
Bassist
Born October 18, 1941

Randhir Singh
Sports Shooter
Born October 18, 1946

Willie Horton
Baseball Player
Born October 18, 1942

Jim Rohr
Entrepreneur
Born October 18, 1948