The #1 song on October 23, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 23, 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 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Nick Tosches

Born October 23, 1949
Brian Ross

Born October 23, 1948
Mel Martínez

Born October 23, 1946
Ernie Watts

Born October 23, 1945
Ellie Greenwich

Born October 23, 1940