| 29311 | March 16 | Birth | 1869 – Willy Burmester, German violinist (d. 1933) |
| 29312 | March 16 | Birth | 1869 – F. A. Forbes, Scottish nun and author (d. 1936) |
| 29313 | March 16 | Birth | 1871 – Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (d. 1951) |
| 29314 | March 16 | Birth | 1871 – Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (d. 1932) |
| 29315 | March 16 | Birth | 1876 – Charles Halton, American actor (d. 1959) |
| 29316 | March 16 | Birth | 1877 – Léo-Ernest Ouimet, Canadian director and producer (d. 1972) |
| 29317 | March 16 | Birth | 1878 – Clemens August Graf von Galen, German cardinal (d. 1946) |
| 29318 | March 16 | Birth | 1882 – James Lightbody, American runner (d. 1953) |
| 29319 | March 16 | Birth | 1883 – Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (d. 1958) |
| 29320 | March 16 | Birth | 1884 – John Aglionby, English born Bishop of Accra and soldier (d. 1963) |
| 29321 | March 16 | Birth | 1884 – Eric P. Kelly, American journalist and author (d. 1960) |
| 29322 | March 16 | Birth | 1885 – Giacomo Benvenuti, Italian composer and musicologist (d. 1943) |
| 29323 | March 16 | Birth | 1885 – Emory Holloway, American author (d. 1977) |
| 29324 | March 16 | Birth | 1887 – Emilio Lunghi, Italian runner (d. 1925) |
| 29325 | March 16 | Birth | 1889 – Reggie Walker, South African runner and coach (d. 1951) |
| 29326 | March 16 | Birth | 1890 – Solomon Mikhoels, Latvian actor and director (d. 1948) |
| 29327 | March 16 | Birth | 1890 – Robert Natus, Estonian architect (d. 1950) |
| 29328 | March 16 | Birth | 1892 – James Petrillo, American union leader (d. 1984) |
| 29329 | March 16 | Birth | 1892 – César Vallejo, Peruvian poet, playwright, and journalist (d. 1938) |
| 29330 | March 16 | Birth | 1897 – Conrad Nagel, American actor (d. 1970) |
| 29331 | March 16 | Birth | 1899 – Alberto Gainza Paz, Argentinian journalist and activist (d. 1977) |
| 29332 | March 16 | Birth | 1901 – Edward Pawley, American actor (d. 1988) |
| 29333 | March 16 | Birth | 1901 – Potti Sreeramulu, Indian activist (d. 1952) |
| 29334 | March 16 | Birth | 1902 – Leon Roppolo, American clarinet player (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (d. 1943) |
| 29335 | March 16 | Birth | 1903 – Mike Mansfield, American politician and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to Japan (d. 2001) |
| 29336 | March 16 | Birth | 1905 – Elisabeth Flickenschildt, German actress, producer, and author (d. 1977) |
| 29337 | March 16 | Birth | 1906 – Francisco Ayala, Spanish sociologist, author, and translator (d. 2009) |
| 29338 | March 16 | Birth | 1906 – Henny Youngman, English-American violinist and comedian (d. 1998) |
| 29339 | March 16 | Birth | 1908 – René Daumal, French author and poet (d. 1944) |
| 29340 | March 16 | Birth | 1908 – Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1966) |