Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (d. 2008)
Benjamin "Ben" Weider, (1 February 1923 – 17 October 2008) was a soldier, author, historian (Napoleonic history), fitness proponent, benefactor of the arts, and entrepreneur.
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Events on 1923
- 16Feb
Tutankhamun
Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. - 25Jun
Aerial refueling
Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane - 1Jul
History of Chinese immigration to Canada
The Canadian Parliament suspends all Chinese immigration. - 12Sep
Zimbabwe
Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom. - 29Oct
Ottoman Empire
Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.