Louis Uni. Strong man was born in France in 1862. At age 14, he ran away from home with a traveling circus, and became an artist-strong man. His power struck imagination: he bent coins with fingers and held iron locomotive wheels over his head. In 1913, when he was already over fifty, Uni was seriously injured. He had torn the muscles of his arms and burst a blood vessel. But Uni quickly recovered from his injuries and went on to perform on stage until his death at age 66.