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March 31 - In France, the legal length of a workday for women and children is limited to 11 hours.

# Irish Guards are formed by Queen Victoria

King George of Greece becomes absolute monarch of Crete.

April 4 - An anarchist shoots at the Prince of Wales during his visit to Belgium.

April 14 - The Paris World Exhibition opens.

April 22 - French forces defeat and kill Rabih az-Zubayr in the battle of Kousséri, thus guaranteeing French domination of Chad.

April 26 - The Great Lumber Fire of Ottawa-Hull. 7 are killed and 15,000 made homeless.

# April 30 - Hawaii becomes an official U.S. territory.

May 1 - An explosion of blasting powder in coal mine in Scofield, Utah kills 200.

May 14 - The second Modern Olympic Games opens in Paris (as part of the Paris World Exhibition).