Significant Events and Birthdays on the 236th Day of 2026
Today marks the 236th day of the year 2026, leaving 129 days remaining. On this day in history, significant events took place. In 1814, British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to the Capitol and the White House. In 1912, the Alaska Territory was created by Congress. Amelia Earhart made history in 1932 by flying solo from Los Angeles to Newark. The North Atlantic Treaty came into force in 1949. President Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act in 1954. Mark David Chapman was sentenced for John Lennon's murder in 1981. Pete Rose was banned from baseball in 1989. Ukrainian parliamentarians declared independence in 1991. Hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992. Pluto was reclassified as a "dwarf planet" in 2006. Anders Behring Breivik was found guilty of terrorism in 2012. John McCain discontinued medical treatment in 2018. Elijah McClain died in 2019 after a police encounter in Aurora, Colorado.
Today's birthdays include Mason Williams, Marshall Thompson, Vince McMahon, Paulo Coelho, Anne Archer, Alexander McCall Smith, Jean-Michel Jarre, Orson Scott Card, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Stephen Fry, Steve Guttenberg, Cal Ripken Jr., Jared Harris, Marlee Matlin, Reggie Miller, Ava DuVernay, Dave Chappelle, James D'Arcy, Alex O'Loughlin, John Green, Chad Michael Murray, Rupert Grint, Kelsey Plum, and Griffin Gluck.