The #1 song on October 21, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 21, 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 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Michel Brière

Born October 21, 1949
Shaye J. D. Cohen

Born October 21, 1948
Jim Hill

Born October 21, 1946
Everett McGill

Born October 21, 1945
Ron Elliott

Born October 21, 1943
Elvin Bishop

Born October 21, 1942