The #1 song on October 9, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 9, 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 9 birthdays in the 1940s

Jackson Browne

Born October 09, 1948
Nona Hendryx

Born October 09, 1944
Douglas Kirby

Born October 09, 1943
Michael Palmer

Born October 09, 1942
Brian Lamb

Born October 09, 1941
Gordon J. Humphrey

Born October 09, 1940