2013 Event The Pentagon will furlough 650,000 civilian employees without pay for six days this year after receiving warnings that mandatory budget cuts might idle defense workers for a longer period of time 1987 Death King Donovan, actor and director (Enforcer, Perfect Furlough), dies 1950 Event Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army 1942 Event Baseball decides that players in military can't play when on furlough
