The #1 song on October 31, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 31, 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 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Bob Siebenberg

Born October 31, 1949
Brian Doyle-Murray

Born October 31, 1945
Elliott Forbes-Robinson

Born October 31, 1943
David Ogden Stiers

Born October 31, 1942
Dan Alderson

Born October 31, 1941
Craig Rodwell

Born October 31, 1940