The #1 song on October 21, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 21, 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 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Steve Cropper
R&B Singer
Born October 21, 1941
Salvador González Escalona
Painter
Born October 21, 1948
Kathy Young
Pop Singer
Born October 21, 1945
Judge Judy Sheindlin
TV Show Host
Born October 21, 1942
LaTanya Richardson
Movie Actress
Born October 21, 1949
Elizabeth Laird
Children's Author
Born October 21, 1943