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Wilder served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. His
most recent political office was Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, which he
held from 2005 to 2009. Wilder served in the Korean War, earning a
Bronze Star for heroism at Pork Chop Hill. He will turn 82 January 17.

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Sally Ann Struthers turned 64 on July 28

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THE FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY

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Alexander Hamilton
(January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804)

Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father and the first Secretary of 
the Treasury of the United States in the administration of President 
George Washington. He was also one of America’s first constitutional
lawyers and the founder of the American Federalist party..

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Roderick David "Rod" Stewart is 68 today. He is one of the best selling
artists of all time, having sold over 100 million records worldwide. He has
had sixteen top ten singles with four of them reaching number-on on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2008, Billboard ranked him the 17th most successful
artist on their Top All-Time Artists list. Stewart was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.


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         Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977)

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