The #1 song on October 7, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 7, 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 7 birthdays in the 1940s

Dave Hope

Born October 07, 1949
Diane Ackerman

Born October 07, 1948
Catharine MacKinnon

Born October 07, 1946
Judee Sill

Born October 07, 1944
Oliver North

Born October 07, 1943
Joy Behar

Born October 07, 1942