Today's Famous Birthdays

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Harold Ray Brown
(born March 17, 1946)

is a founding member of War, an American funk band in the 1970s to 2000s. Harold
had a number of roles over the years, acting as drummer, percussionist, vocalist,
and bandleader.










Patrick Duffy
(born March 17, 1949)

is an American actor and director widely known for his role on the CBS primetime soap
opera Dallas, where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie, and the nicest
brother of J.R. Ewing (played by Barbara Bel Geddes and Larry Hagman respectively) from
1978 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1991. Duffy returned to reprise his role as Bobby in a
continuation of Dallas, which aired on TNT from 2012 to 2014. He is also well known for
his role on the ABC sitcom Step by Step as Frank Lambert from 1991 to 1998, and for his
role as Stephen Logan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2006–2011).
Duffy played the lead character's father in the 2014 NBC sitcom Welcome to Sweden.











Janet Patricia Gardner
(born March 21, 1962)

an American rock singer. She is best known as the former lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist
of the all-female glam metal band Vixen joining in 1983. She was the band's longest serving
vocalist having performed on three of the band's four studio albums. When Vixen broke up in
1992 she took a hiatus from singing to pursue personal endeavors. She briefly unofficially
reformed Vixen in 1997 with drummer Roxy Petrucci. She returned to Vixen in 2001, later
studying to become a dental hygienist. In 2004 she took part in a Vixen reunion for a
one-night-only gig as part of VH1's Bands Reunited TV show.
She returned to Vixen full-time in 2012.











William Patrick Corgan Jr.
(born March 17, 1967)

is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best
known as the lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and only permanent member of the
rock band Smashing Pumpkins. He is currently the owner and promoter of the
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).