Births on May 22

Maggie Q

Born on May 22, 1979

Maggie Q, American actress

Margaret Denise Quigley (born May 22, 1979), professionally known as Maggie Q, is an American actress and model.

She had starring roles in the action films Mission: Impossible III (2006), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Priest (2011), and Fantasy Island (2020). She portrayed Tori Wu in the dystopian science-fiction action film Divergent (2014), and reprised her role in the sequels, Insurgent (2015) and Allegiant (2016).Q starred in the title role on The CW action-thriller series Nikita (2010–2013). She also had a main role as FBI Special Agent Hannah Wells in the political thriller series Designated Survivor (2016–2019).

References

Maggie Q

Choose Another Date

Events on 1979

1 Feb

Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile.
11 Feb

Ruhollah Khomeini
The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
16 Mar

People's Liberation Army
Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ends the war.
15 Jul

Malaise speech
U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
16 Dec

OPEC
Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.

Births on May 22

Maggie Q

Born on May 22, 1979

References

Choose Another Date

Events on 1979

Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini

People's Liberation Army

Malaise speech

OPEC