The #1 song on October 14, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 14, 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 14 birthdays in the 1940s

Katha Pollitt

Born October 14, 1949

Norman Ornstein

Born October 14, 1948

Al Oliver

Born October 14, 1946

Udo Kier

Born October 14, 1944

Jerry Glanville

Born October 14, 1941

J. C. Snead

Born October 14, 1940