2012 Event A debate among EU commissioners on a proposal to accept a 40 percent quota for women on corporate boards is delayed until November 2012 1959 Death Yuri N Libedinski, Ukrainen writer (Commissioners), dies at 60 1917 Event Board of Commissioners of Cleveland Metroparks has its 1st meeting 1893 Event 1st Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners forms 1878 Event DC is given a new government by Congress, 3 commissioners appointed by president (change in 1974) 1865 Event President Jefferson Davis names 3 peace commissioners 1861 Event Confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain 1855 Event Commissioners appointed to lay out San Francisco streets west of Larkin 1847 Event New York State creates a Board of Commissioners of Emigration