What Happened In March 1873 - Historical Events 1873 March

Historical Events for March, 1873

1st » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
3rd » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" books through the mail.
22nd » A law is approved by the Spanish National Assembly in Puerto Rico to abolish slavery.

3rd » William Green (labor leader) or William Green, American union leader (d. 1952)
4th » Guy Wetmore Carryl, American poet (d. 1904)
4th » John H. Trumbull, American politician, 70th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1961)
5th » Olav Bjaaland, Norwegian skier and explorer (d. 1961)
7th » Madame Sul-Te-Wan, American actress (d. 1959)
11th » David Horsley, English-American director and producer, co-founded Universal Studios (d. 1933)
19th » Max Reger, German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1916)
25th » Rudolf Rocker, German-American author and activist (d. 1958)
27th » Christophorus III, Georgian patriarch (d. 1932)
27th » Giannina Russ, Italian soprano (d. 1951)
27th » Austin Harrison, English journalist and author (d. 1928)
28th » John Geiger, American rower (d. 1956)
29th » Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician (d. 1941)

13th » David Swinson Maynard, American physician, lawyer, and businessman (b. 1808)
25th » Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter (b. 1810)
27th » Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry, French journalist and historian (b. 1797)
29th » Francesco Zantedeschi, Italian physicist and priest (b. 1797)
30th » Bénédict Morel, Austrian-French physician (b. 1809)