January 5, 1527: Felix Manz, Swiss Anabaptist, was sentenced to death by the Zurich Council for his beliefs. Freedom of religion was not a common concept prior to the Constitution of the United States.

January 5, 1527: Felix Manz, Swiss Anabaptist, was sentenced to death by the Zurich Council for his beliefs. Freedom of religion was not a common concept prior to the Constitution of the United States.