The #1 country song on October 31, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on October 31, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable October 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Bob Siebenberg

Born October 31, 1949

Brian Doyle-Murray

Born October 31, 1945

Elliott Forbes-Robinson

Born October 31, 1943

David Ogden Stiers

Born October 31, 1942

Dan Alderson

Born October 31, 1941

Craig Rodwell

Born October 31, 1940