The #1 song on October 26, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 26, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable October 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Steve Rogers

Born October 26, 1949
Toby Harrah

Born October 26, 1948
Pat Sajak

Born October 26, 1946
Pat Conroy

Born October 26, 1945
Steven Kellogg

Born October 26, 1941
Eddie Henderson

Born October 26, 1940