▁capital , ▁N ou ak ch ott . ▁ ▁Z ou ér at ▁lies ▁ 3 0   km ▁east ▁of ▁F der î ck . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Railway ▁stations ▁in ▁Maur it ania ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Maur it ania ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Category : R ail way ▁stations ▁in ▁Maur it ania ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Maur it ania ▁Category : T ir is ▁Z em m our ▁Region <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Bapt ist ▁G agn on ▁( Oct ober ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁- ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁strong man ▁perform er ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁time , ▁he ▁claimed ▁the ▁uno fficial ▁title ▁of ▁" World ' s ▁Str ong est ▁Man ." ▁ ▁Biography ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁in ▁Car ib ou , ▁Maine . ▁De fer ring ▁to ▁the ▁wishes ▁of ▁his ▁family , ▁G agn on ▁gave ▁of ▁performing ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁with ▁the ▁Vic ory ▁and ▁Hill ▁Company ▁in ▁August a , ▁Maine , ▁where ▁his ▁job ▁was ▁to ▁handle ▁large ▁roll s ▁of ▁paper , ▁each ▁we igh ing ▁between ▁ 5 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds