The #1 song on October 15, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 15, 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 15 birthdays in the 1940s

Laurie McBain

Born October 15, 1949
Richard Carpenter

Born October 15, 1946
Jim Palmer

Born October 15, 1945
Haim Saban

Born October 15, 1944
Penny Marshall

Born October 15, 1943
Hilo Chen

Born October 15, 1942