The #1 song on October 3, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 3, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

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

Notable October 3 birthdays in the 1940s

Lindsey Buckingham

Born October 03, 1949
P. P. Arnold

Born October 03, 1946
Bob Riley

Born October 03, 1944
Jeff Bingaman

Born October 03, 1943
Alan Rachins

Born October 03, 1942
Chubby Checker

Born October 03, 1941
Alan O'Day

Born October 03, 1940