deaths
July 27, 1975
Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (born 1926)
Alfred Duraiappah
Alfred Thangarajah Duraiappah was a Sri Lankan lawyer who served as Mayor of Jaffna from 1970 until his assassination. He was also a Member of Parliament for Jaffna from 1960 to 1965. Duraiappah was killed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
July 27
July 27 is the 208th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 157 days remain until the end of the year.