Top 7 unbelievable historical concurrencies

Queen Elizabeth II is 1.5 months older than Marylin Monroe

Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926, as the first daughter of Prince Albert, then the second in line to the throne of England. Queen Elizabeth is currently the world's oldest reigning monarch and has been queen since 1952. This was the same year Marilyn Monroe starred in Don't Bother to Knock, her first leading role. Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Mortenson on the first of June, 1926. In 1945 she signed up as a model, and quickly garnered fame as a movie actress. She passed away in 1962 at the age of 36. At that point, Queen Elizabeth had been ruling England for almost 10 years.