Damascus, SANA –
1666- Great Fire of London erupts, destroying thousands of houses.
1945- End of World War II.
1954- Ho Chi Minh declares the independence of Vietnam from France.
1969- First automated teller machine (ATM) opened in the United States.
1853- German Chemist Wilhelm Ostwald was born.
1865- Irish Mathematician William Rowan Hamilton passes away.
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