births
October 29, 1879
Alva B. Adams, American lawyer and politician (died 1941)
Alva B. Adams
Alva Blanchard Adams Sr. was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Pueblo, Colorado. He served nine years as a United States senator from Colorado, serving by appointment from 1923 to 1924, then serving again from 1933 until his death in 1941. He was the first U.S. senator from Colorado who was born in Colorado. He is the namesake of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel under Rocky Mountain National Park.
October 29
October 29 is the 302nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 63 days remain until the end of the year.