Births on September 29

Peter D. Mitchell

Born on September 29, 1920

Peter D. Mitchell, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)

Dr. Peter Dennis Mitchell, FRS (29 September 1920 – 10 April 1992) was a British biochemist who was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP synthesis.

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Peter D. Mitchell
Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Events on 1920

19 Jan

League of Nations
The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
8 Mar

Arab
The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.
19 Mar

Treaty of Versailles
The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
28 Apr

Soviet Union
Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
25 Oct

Sinn Féin
After 74 days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney dies.

Births on September 29

Peter D. Mitchell

Born on September 29, 1920

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Events on 1920

League of Nations

Arab

Treaty of Versailles

Soviet Union

Sinn Féin