What happened on 22 February?

8 events from the Ever-When timeline, ranked by how much they mattered.

1. 1732 Born: George Washington Commander of the Continental Army; first president of the United States.
2. 1848 French Revolution of 1848 February revolution overthrows Louis-Philippe and proclaims the Second Republic.
3. 1986 People Power Revolution Nonviolent mass protests in the Philippines overthrow Ferdinand Marcos.
4. 2011 Christchurch earthquake M6.3 shock devastates New Zealand's second city.
5. 1787 Assembly of Notables rejects tax reform Facing bankruptcy after the American war, Louis XVI summons France's grandees to approve a land tax that would finally reach the privileged orders. They refuse — and the search for
6. 1940 14th Dalai Lama enthroned A four-year-old farmer's son from Amdo, identified by a search party as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, is enthroned at the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
7. 1989 Rappers boycott the first rap Grammy DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince stay away when the category is left off the telecast.
8. 1901 Tolstoy excommunicated The Holy Synod declares that Tolstoy has cut himself off from the Orthodox Church — making the old novelist more of a national hero than ever.