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Another Year Older: Presidential Birthday Milestones—Pictures

By Chris Heller

Updated: August 3, 2011 | 5:52 p.m.
July 29, 2011 | 4:53 p.m.

(Getty Images/AFP)

On August 4, President Obama will become the eighth man to turn 50 while serving in the White House. (And so long as the debt-ceiling crisis is resolved by that time, he's ready to celebrate.) In this gallery, we take a look at past sitting presidents' most notable birthday milestones.

(RELATED: How Presidents Celebrate Their Birthdays)

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