Ferdinand Zeppelin by Wilson Fisher By serafinj Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Jan 1, 1950 Ferdinand zeppelin Jan 1, 1838 Zeppelin was born in Konstanz Jan 1, 1870 He fought in Franco-German war Jan 1, 1891 Retired from the army Jan 1, 1904 Zeppelin wins the lottery. Jan 1, 1905 the first Zeppelin is made. Jan 1, 1906 LZ-2 takes flight. Jan 1, 1910 He started a company called DELAG. Jan 1, 1911 Zeppelin built the tenth zeppelin Jan 1, 1914 DELAG has flown roughly 20,000 passengers without any accidents Jan 1, 1918 German military uses zeppelins as bombers Jan 1, 1937 Dirigible called Hinderburg explodes