Portal:South East England/On This Day/September 29

• 1920: Peter D. Mitchell was born in Mitcham, Surrey. He was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP synthesis.
• 2007: Portsmouth F.C. beat Reading F.C. by seven goals to four at Fratton Park, setting a record for the highest scoring match in the Premier League.