April 14, 1782 Carlo Coccia, composer April 19, 1782 Netherlands recognizes US April 21, 1782 Friedrich W A Frobel, German educator (founded kindergarten) April 22, 1782 Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, composer, dies at 66 April 26, 1782 Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria May 16, 1782 Daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies May 16, 1782 John Sell Cotman, water color artist May 20, 1782 Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68 May 20, 1782 Christoph Gottlieb Schroter, composer, dies at 82 May 26, 1782 Joseph Drechsler, composer May 28, 1782 Wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter June 3, 1782 Charles Waterton, eccentric naturalist/pioneer June 10, 1782 Amable-G-P B de Barante, French politician/historian June 19, 1782 Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer (L'avenir) June 19, 1782 John Bray, composer June 20, 1782 Congress approves Great Seal of U.S. & eagle as it's symbol July 1, 1782 Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, does at 52 July 6, 1782 British-French sea battle at Negapatam (South-Indies) July 6, 1782 Luis [Philippus] Brion, Cura‡ao commander of Colombian fleet July 15, 1782 Farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77