Reference is below for those who aren't aware. Anyways, I though that if Queen's birthday isn't her actual birthday then it must be a birthday of a monarch some time in history. It's not! It varies country to country and state to state so...
Why did they pick these dates?
The Queen's Birthday is celebrated as a public holiday in 53 Commonwealth countries, although it is also celebrated in Fiji, now a republic. The exact date of the celebration varies from country to country, and it does not usually mark the real birthday of the sovereign (the current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, was born on 21 April 1926). Most Commonwealth Realms release a Birthday Honours List at this time.
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