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Events on Thursday 6 September 2007 3
1935 – 2007Luciano PavarottiKing of the High CsOperatic tenor who became one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time.
2007Israeli airstrike destroys Syrian reactorOperation Orchard targets suspected nuclear siteIsraeli aircraft bombed a facility in eastern Syria that was later confirmed to be a nuclear reactor under construction with North Korean assistance. Neither government officially acknowledged the strike at the time.
2007Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007)Died 6 September 2007, aged 88American author Madeleine L'Engle, best known for the children's novel A Wrinkle in Time, died in Connecticut. Her work blended science fiction with themes of faith and family.