Dorival Caymmi

Dorival Caymmi was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years, beginning in 1933. He contributed to the birth of Brazil's bossa nova movement, and several of his samba pieces, such as "Samba da Minha Terra", "Doralice" and "Saudade da Bahia", have become staples of música popular brasileira (MPB). Equally notable are his ballads celebrating the fishermen and women of Bahia, including "Promessa de Pescador", "O Que É Que a Baiana Tem?", and "Milagre". Caymmi composed about 100 songs in his lifetime, and many of his works are now considered to be Brazilian classics. Both Brazilian and non-Brazilian musicians have covered his songs.

30 April 1914

Born on the same birth date (30 April 1914): Charles Beetham

Born on the same birth day (30 April): Andrew Carwood • Bill Plympton • Captain Tom Moore • Dave Meggett • Francesco Primaticcio • François Louis, Prince of Conti • Gal Gadot • Lee Roache • Louise of Lorraine • Philippe Panneton • Reverend Gary Davis • Victor J. Glover • William III, Landgrave of Thuringia

Born in the same month (April 1914): Alec Guinness • Betty Lou Gerson • Charles Beetham • George Davis (art director) • Jack Badcock • José Quiñones Gonzales • Justin Wilson (chef) • Mac Raboy • Marguerite Duras • Michel Mohrt • Norman McLaren • Phil Watson • Robert Stanfield