The #1 song on October 12, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 12, 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 12 birthdays in the 1940s

Barclay Shaw

Born October 12, 1949
John Engler

Born October 12, 1948
Drew Edmondson

Born October 12, 1946
Dusty Rhodes

Born October 12, 1945
Melvin Franklin

Born October 12, 1942