** Festival de Cannes Special 40th Anniversary Prize

** Hideki Tojo, general, 40th Prime Minister of Japan ( b. 1884 )

** In Brussels, Belgium, NATO celebrates its 40th anniversary.

** Elijah Wald ( notes writer ) for Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000 the Journey of Chris Strachwitz performed by various artists

** The modernist classic Ulysses by James Joyce is first published complete in book form by Sylvia Beach's Shakespeare and Company in Paris on February 2 ( Joyce's 40th birthday ), with a further edition published in Paris for the Egoist Press of London on October 12 ( much of which is seized by the United States Customs Service ).

** 30 May – Pat Flaherty wins the 40th running of the Indianapolis 500 in the John Zink Special Watson-Offenhauser

** 40th Army-General Wen Yucheng

** 40th Artillery Division headquartered at Ambala

** 40th Oxfordshire Company

** 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment " Denali "

** 40th Annual Japan Record Awards " Best Album "-Pure Soul

** 1 / 40th ( 2nd Somersetshire ) Regiment of Foot

** Romance Dawn ( 2008 ) ( Shonen Jump 40th Anniversary Special )

** Collingwood wins the 40th VFL Premiership ( Collingwood 11. 23 ( 89 ) d South Melbourne 10. 18 ( 78 ))

** 12th / 40th Battalion, Royal Tasmania Regiment

** 2 / 40th Battalion, Tasmania, ( Tas.

** 40th Swords on 29 October 1943 as Generalfeldmarschall and commander in chief of the Heeresgruppe Mitte

** 40th Field Battery

** 40th Regiment Royal Artillery

** Qualifying group B → 15. 72 ( 23rd, 40th overall )

** Qualification: 113 points ( 40th overall, did not advance )

** Round 1: 10. 39 s ( 1st in heat 9, Qualified, 40th overall )

** Round 1: 1: 00. 92 ( 7th in heat 4, did not advance, 40th overall ) ( Maldivian Record )

** Qualification: 51. 42 m ( 19th in Group A, did not advance, 40th overall )

** Dennis the Menace Annual, now known as the Dennis and Gnasher Annual, a compilation of the comics plus new material

** The 44th Annual Academy Awards are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.

** Arthur Conan Doyle's detective character Sherlock Holmes makes his first appearance, in the novel A Study in Scarlet published in Beeton's Christmas Annual.

** Palestine's Annual PRCA Rodeo Information-http :// pioneercity. com / rodeo /

** 1988 Gladys Knight & the Pips received the 2nd Annual Soul Train Heritage Award ( Later Renamed To Quincy Jones Award for Career Achievement ).

** 1997: Gladys Knight received the Pinnacle Award during 5th Annual Trumpet Awards presentation in Atlanta, Georgia.

** 2007: Gladys Knight was declared the " Empress of Soul " and presented with the 16th Annual Ella Award by the Society of Singers.

** 2008: Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder were presented with the Best Living Legend Award at the 1st Annual The BET Honors.

** “ The Haunting ,” written by Alan Grant, art by Kim Raymond, 2000 AD Annual 1984 ( 1983 )

** “ The Mind of Edward Bottlebum ,” written by John Wagner and Alan Grant, art by Ian Gibson, Judge Dredd Annual 1985 ( 1984 )

** “ A Fistful of Denimite ,” written by Alan Grant, art by Ian Gibson, in Judge Dredd Annual 1986 ( 1985 )

** “ Golem ,” written by Alan Grant, art by Enric Romero, in 2000 AD Annual 1987 ( 1986 )

** “ Dear Diary ,” illustrated text story by Peter Milligan, art by Eddy Cant, in 2000 AD Annual 1988 ( 1987 )

** “ A Soldier's Tale ,” written by Alan Grant, art by Mike Collins, in Judge Dredd Annual 1988 ( 1987 )

** “ Confessions of a She – Devil ,” written by Alan Grant, art by Mick Austin, in 2000 AD Annual 1990 ( 1989 )

** “ Exorcise Duty ,” illustrated text story by Andy Lanning / Dan Abnett, art by Anthony Williams ( pencils ) and Andy Lanning ( inks ), in Judge Dredd Annual 1991 ( 1990 )

** Annual or Italian ryegrass ( Lolium multiflorum )

** The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Book by Rachel Sheinkin, music / lyrics by William Finn

** Honors Award for Non-Traditional Annual Report

** Gold Award for Overall Annual Report

** Champion Award in the 15th Hong Kong Print Awards in the Annual Report category

** Awards of Annual Reports Competition 2004

** Silver Award for Non-Traditional Annual Report

** Peter Parker: Spider-Man / Elektra ' 98 Annual ( Marvel Comics, 1998 )