June 3, 1955: The execution of Barbara Graham, third woman executed in California
Barbara Graham, 31, was executed by gas at San Quentin State Prison on June 3, 1955 — the third woman executed in California. Convicted of first-degree murder and perjury in the beating death of Mabel Monohan during a 1953 robbery, she maintained her innocence and became the subject of the Oscar-nominated 1958 film 'I Want to Live!'
Also on this date
- 1943 Zoot Suit Riots Begin, Los Angeles (June 3, 1943)
- 1982 Shlomo Argov Shot Outside Dorchester Hotel, London (June 3, 1982)
- 1998 Douglas Gretzler Executed, Arizona (June 3, 1998)