1984 Event Leeza Gibbon's 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight 1975 Event "Funky Gibbon" by The Goodies hits #79 1923 Event Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1877 Event Big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians 1827 Birthday John Gibbon, Major General Union volunteers 1794 Death Edward Gibbon, historian (Decline and Fall), dies in London at 56 1776 Event 1st volume of Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of Roman Empire" published 1737 Birthday Edward Gibbon, England, historian, Decline and Fall of Roman Empire 1737 Birthday Edward Gibbon, English Historian