The #1 R&B song on July 16, 1947

Jack You’re Dead By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on July 16, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Peg o' My Heart
The Harmonicats

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable July 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Louise Fréchette

Born July 16, 1946
Reinaldo Arenas

Born July 16, 1943