The #1 song on July 16, 1947

Peg o' My Heart By The Harmonicats

Other #1 songs on July 16, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Jack You’re Dead
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#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