The #1 song on October 4, 1948

A Tree in the Meadow By Margaret Whiting

Other #1 songs on October 4, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Am I Asking Too Much
Dinah Washington

#1 Country Song

Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable October 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Alan Rosenberg
TV Actor
Born October 04, 1950
Susan Sarandon
Movie Actress
Born October 04, 1946
Tony La Russa
Baseball Manager
Born October 04, 1944
Mick Jackson
Director
Born October 04, 1943
Anne Rice
Novelist
Born October 04, 1941
Brynn Thayer
TV Actress
Born October 04, 1949