The #1 song on January 12, 1948

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on January 12, 1948

#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 January 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Matt Molloy
Flute Player
Born January 12, 1947
Bernardine Dohrn
Teacher
Born January 12, 1942
Ottmar Hitzfeld
Soccer Player
Born January 12, 1949
Hans Henning Atrott
Philosopher
Born January 12, 1944
Jon Spaihts
Screenwriter
Born January 12, 1950
Andre De Shields
Stage Actor
Born January 12, 1946