On August 31, 1870, educator Maria Montessori was born.
German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin led aviation progress with his patent for a navigable balloon, on this date in 1895.
August 31 serves as Independence Day for Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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dirigible – a steerable, lighter-than-air craft
blimp — a dirigible without a rigid frame
zeppelin — a dirigible with a rigid frame