The #1 song on October 19, 1948

Twelfth Street Rag By Pee Wee Hunt

Other #1 songs on October 19, 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 19 birthdays in the 1940s

Marilyn Hamilton
Novelist
Born October 19, 1947
Philip Pullman
Young Adult Author
Born October 19, 1946
Andrew Vachss 
Novelist
Born October 19, 1942
Jeannie C. Riley
Country Singer
Born October 19, 1945
Sandy Alomar Sr.
Baseball Player
Born October 19, 1943
Dean Parisot
Screenwriter
Born October 19, 1950
Michael Gambon
Movie Actor
Born October 19, 1940