what country was dmitri mendeleev born?
Russia
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 In 1926 Belevitch , while still a small child , emigrated with his mother to Belgium . 

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 Arriving at the Russian imperial court in Saint Petersburg in 1755 , he became romantically involved with the twenty @-@ six @-@ year @-@ old Catherine Alexeievna ( the future Empress Catherine the Great , reigned 1762 – 1796 ) , three years his senior . With her support , in 1764 he was elected king of Poland . Against expectations , he attempted to reform and strengthen the ailing Commonwealth . His efforts met with external opposition from Prussia , Russia and Austria , all interested in keeping the Commonwealth weak ; and from internal conservative interests , which saw reforms as threatening their traditional liberties and prerogatives . 

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 He was born into a military landowning family from the south of the Russian Empire , and followed the family tradition by entering the army . In 1903 , he was noticed by Grand Duchess Olga during a military review , and they became close friends . Olga wanted to divorce her first husband , Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg , and marry Kulikovsky , but neither her husband nor her brother , the Tsar , would allow it . 

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 In 1876 , Chekhov 's father was declared bankrupt after overextending his finances building a new house . To avoid debtor 's prison he fled to Moscow , where his two eldest sons , Alexander and Nikolay , were attending university . The family lived in poverty in Moscow , Chekhov 's mother physically and emotionally broken by the experience . Chekhov was left behind to sell the family 's possessions and finish his education . 

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 Verdi , the first child of Carlo Giuseppe Verdi ( 1785 – 1867 ) and Luigia Uttini ( 1787 – 1851 ) , was born at their home in Le Roncole , a village near Busseto , then in the Département Taro and within the borders of the First French Empire following the annexation of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza in 1808 . The baptismal register , prepared on 11 October 1813 , lists his parents Carlo and Luigia as " innkeeper " and " spinner " respectively . Additionally , it lists Verdi as being " born yesterday " , but since days were often considered to begin at sunset , this could have meant either 9 or 10 October . Verdi himself , following his mother , always celebrated his birthday on 9 October . 
