Timeline March 1919

Events in March 1919 6

• 1919 Communist International founded in Moscow Lenin establishes a global organization for revolution Delegates meeting in Moscow founded the Communist International, or Comintern, to coordinate and promote communist revolution worldwide under Bolshevik leadership. It became the principal vehicle for Soviet influence over foreign communist parties until its dissolution in 1943.
• 1919 – 2009 Jennifer Jones (1919-2009) American actress, Oscar winner for The Song of Bernadette, and wife of David O. Selznick.
• 1919 Jennifer Jones born in Tulsa Jennifer Jones is born in Tulsa.
• 1919 Egyptian Revolution of 1919 Mass uprising against British rule Widespread protests, strikes, and demonstrations erupted across Egypt after British authorities exiled nationalist leader Saad Zaghlul, who had demanded Egyptian independence at the Paris Peace Conference. The unrest forced Britain to eventually negotiate and unilaterally declare Egyptian independence in 1922.
• 1919 Hungarian Soviet Republic established Bela Kun's communist government seizes power in Budapest Communist leader Bela Kun proclaimed a Soviet republic in Hungary after the collapse of the short-lived Hungarian Democratic Republic. The regime collapsed within months under military pressure from Romania, ending in August 1919.
• 1919 Benito Mussolini founds the Fasci di Combattimento Origins of the Italian Fascist movement Mussolini and a group of nationalist veterans formed the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento in Milan, combining anti-socialist politics with paramilitary organization. The movement grew rapidly amid postwar economic turmoil and evolved into the National Fascist Party within three years.