On This Day in History April 10 Historical Events 1516 Venice compels Jews to live in a specific area, establishing the first Jewish ghetto  The massive Mount Tambora volcanic eruption 1815 Mount Tambora in the Dutch East Indies experiences a cataclysmic eruption, one of the most powerful in history, killing around 71,000 people, causes global volcanic winter.  1858 "Big Ben", a 13.76 tonne bell, is recast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.  1972 The US, USSR and 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons at the Biological Weapons Convention  1998 The Good Friday Agreement [Belfast Agreement] for Northern Ireland is signed by the British and Irish governments.  More Historical Events  Famous Birthdays Hugo Grotius 1583 - 1645 Matthew C. Perry 1794 - 1858 Joseph Pulitzer 1847 - 1911 Mandy Moore 40th Birthday Also James V, Max Von Sydow and John Madden.  More Famous Birthdays  Famous Deaths Gregory XIII 1502 - 1585 Horatio Gates 1727 - 1806 More Famous Deaths  Yes, We Have Some Bananas A strange fruit went on sale in London on this day, the like of which nobody had seen before. Known to scientists as the Plantaine fruit, it is now unremarkable.  The First Bananas Sold in England