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January 6

 * 1887 - `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewan army of Negus Menelik II early in the morning; prepared for the assault, the Negus orders a counter-attack which routs the enemy, resulting with the capture of Harar a few days later.
 * 1967 - United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch Operation Deckhouse Five in the Mekong Delta.