1926 Event Theodor Lessing laid-off "because he is a Jew" in Hanover 1919 Birthday Doris Lessing, Kermanshah Iran, novelist, Golden Notebook 1781 Death Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, writer, dramatist, art critic, Enlightenment era writer, influenced development of German literature, dies at 52 in Braunschweig, Germany 1775 Event Gotthold Lessing's "Die Juden," premieres in Frankfurt-am-Main 1772 Event Gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick 1729 Birthday Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, born in Kamenz, Germany, writer, dramatist, art critic, Enlightenment era writer, influenced development of German literature
