The #1 song on November 16, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on November 16, 1947

#1 R&B Song

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable November 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Chi Coltrane
Rock Singer
Born November 16, 1948
Joanna Pettet
Movie Actress
Born November 16, 1942
Barbara Leigh
Movie Actress
Born November 16, 1946
Jay Hammer
Soap Opera Actor
Born November 16, 1944
Lynn Hunt
Historian
Born November 16, 1945