List of people executed in the United States in 1963

Twenty-one people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1963, thirteen by electrocution, six by gas chamber, and two by hanging.

The states of New York and New Jersey would carry out their final executions before abolishing capital punishment in 2004 and 2007 respectively. The United States federal government would also conduct their last execution in the pre-Furman v. Georgia era, with the next occurring in 2001. Furthermore, all pending executions at the end of the year were postponed due to the Assassination of John F. Kennedy.

List of people executed in the United States in 1963 Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method At execution At offense Age difference 1 January 3, 1963 28 25 3MaleBlackTexasElectrocution 2 January 20, 1963 20 18 2 3 January 22, 1963 43 41 White New Jersey 4 January 23, 1963 27 25 California Gas chamber 5 February 15, 1963 44 42 Black OhioElectrocution 6 February 20, 1963 34 32 White Texas 7 March 8, 1963 55 52 3ArizonaGas chamber 8 March 14, 1963 43 39 4 Hispanic 9March 15, 1963 27 25 2White Federal government Hanging 10 29 27 OhioElectrocution 11 March 21, 1963 51 48 3 New York 12 March 29, 1963 28 27 1 Mississippi Gas chamber 13 March 31, 1963 34 32 2 Black TexasElectrocution 14 June 1, 1963 30 27 3 White Oklahoma 15 June 14, 1963 22 20 2Black Mississippi Gas chamber 16 June 20, 1963 32 29 3White Washington Hanging 17 July 18, 1963 33 30 Florida Electrocution 18 July 26, 1963 28 26 2 Missouri Gas chamber 19 August 15, 1963 34 322Black New York Electrocution 20 October 4, 1963 19 Unknown UnknownGeorgiaElectrocution 21 October 18, 1963 18 17 1

Demographics Gender Male 21 Female 0 Ethnicity White 12 Black 8 Hispanic 1 State Texas 4 Arizona 2 Georgia 2 Mississippi 2 New York 2 Ohio 2 California 1 Federal government 1 Florida 1 Missouri 1 New Jersey 1 Oklahoma 1 Washington 1 Method Electrocution 13 Gas chamber 6 Hanging 2 Month January 4 February 2 March 7 April 0 May 0 June 3 July 2 August 1 September 0 October 2 November 0 December 0 Age 10–19 2 20–29 8 30–39 6 40–49 3 50–59 2 Total 21 100%

Executions in recent years Number of executions 1964 15 1963 21 1962 47 Total 83

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