The #1 song on October 5, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 5, 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 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Ralph Goodale

Born October 05, 1949
Russell Mael

Born October 05, 1948
Jean Perron

Born October 05, 1946
Ben Cardin

Born October 05, 1943
Richard Street

Born October 05, 1942
Terry Trotter

Born October 05, 1940