The #1 song on August 1, 1947

Peg o' My Heart By The Harmonicats

Other #1 songs on August 1, 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 August 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Jim Carroll

Born August 01, 1949
Avi Arad

Born August 01, 1948
Rick Coonce

Born August 01, 1946
Douglas Osheroff

Born August 01, 1945
Jerry Garcia

Born August 01, 1942
Ron Brown

Born August 01, 1941
Henry Silverman

Born August 01, 1940