The #1 song on October 22, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 22, 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 22 birthdays in the 1940s

Mike Hendrick
Cricket Player
Born October 22, 1948
Kelvin MacKenzie
Entrepreneur
Born October 22, 1946
Barrie Youngfellow
Voice Actress
Born October 22, 1950
Arsene Wenger
Soccer Coach
Born October 22, 1949
Leslie West
Guitarist
Born October 22, 1945
Catherine Deneuve
Movie Actress
Born October 22, 1943
Max Apple
Novelist
Born October 22, 1941