1990 Death Gerard Blitz, Belgian swimmer/founder (Club Med), dies at 88 1979 Death Gerard Blitz, Dutch 400m swimmer (WR), dies at 78 1954 Birthday Chris Hughes, born in London, England, drummer, musician, record producer, played drums for Dalek I Love You, The Blitz Brothers, member, Adam and the Ants, produced Tears for Fears, The Hurting, Songs from the Big Chair, co-produced Peter Gabriel's 'Red Rain' 1941 Event England's House of Commons and Holborn Theater destroyed in a blitz 1940 Event German Air Force blitz London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights 1940 Event "Blitz" all-night air raid by German bombers on London begins 1940 Event Nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Muese River 1901 Birthday Gerard Blitz, Belgian swimmer/founder, Club Mediterranee
