The #1 song on November 5, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on November 5, 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 November 5 birthdays in the 1940s

JD Souther
Rock Singer
Born November 05, 1945
Dallas Holm
Rock Singer
Born November 05, 1948
Armin Shimerman
Movie Actor
Born November 05, 1949
Yoshiyuki Tomino
TV Producer
Born November 05, 1941
Jeffrey Lyons
TV Show Host
Born November 05, 1944
David Unger
Novelist
Born November 05, 1950