The #1 country song on August 23, 1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

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Notable August 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Shelley Long

Actress
Born August 23, 1949

Rudy Ruettiger

Football Player
Born August 23, 1948

Rayfield Wright

Football Player and Coach
Born August 23, 1945

Antonia Novello

Physician and Admiral
Born August 23, 1944

Nelson DeMille

Lieutenant and Author
Born August 23, 1943

Nancy Richey

Tennis Player
Born August 23, 1942

Galen Rowell

Mountaineer and Photographer
Born August 23, 1940