1965 May 16 Krist Novoselic is born in Compton, California
1967 February 20 Kurt Cobain is born in Hoquiam, Washington, to Don and Wendy Cobain
August Cobains move to 1210 East 1st Street, Aberdeen
1969 January 14 Dave Grohl is born in Warren, Ohio
1970 April 24 Kurt's sister Kimberly is born
1976 March Don leaves home July 9 Don and Wendy get a divorce. Wendy gets custody of the kids
1981 February 20 Kurt is given his first guitar, a second-hand six string Lindell
1983
Kurt meets Krist
1985 May Kurt drops out of school and tries heroin Winter Kurt, Dale Crover and Greg Hokanson start a band --- Fecal Matter December Krist hears the Fecal Matter tape and decides to start a band with Kurt
1987 Winter Krist, Kurt and Aaron Burckhard perform as Skid Row, Bliss, Ted Ed Fred, Pen Cap Chew, Throat Oyster, and Windowpane before settling on Nirvana April Nirvana plays on a radio show for KAOS, the station at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Some songs they play are: "Love Buzz," "Floyd the Barber," "Mexican Seafood," "Hairspray Queen," and "Downer" September Kurt moves into Tracy Marander's apartment at 114 North Pear Street, Olympia
1988 January 23 With drummer Dale Crover, Nirvana records 10 songs at Reciprocal Studios in Seattle. Three of these tracks appear on Bleach. February A demo tape is given to Jonathan Poneman of Sub Pop. He loves the songs and gets the band interested in doing a single for Sub Pop Spring The band rehearses with Dale Crover, Aaron Burckhard and Dave Foster before deciding to have Chad Channing as Nirvana's drummer November Sub Pop releases the first Nirvana single, "Love Buzz"/"Big Cheese" December Nirvana begins sessions with Jack Endino at Reciprocal Studios for the tracks that will make up Bleach
1989 February Nirvana becomes a quartet with the addition of guitarist Jason Everman. He does not play on Bleach, but he puts up the money for its recording.
The band begins a West Coast tour June 15 Bleach is released on Sub Pop. The group begins its first extensive U.S. tour. The tour is cut short because of conflicts with Everman. When they return to Seattle, he is no longer a part of the band August the band records its "Blew" EP sessions with producer Steve Fisk at Music Source Studios in Seattle October 20 Nirvana starts its first European tour with the band TAD December 30 Krist marries his girlfriend Shelli in their Tacoma apartment
1990 January -- March the band plays throughout California and the Northwest US April 1 Channing is fired and Dale Crover returns April the band spends a week recording demo sessions at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, with producer Butch Vig. Among recorded tracks are "In Bloom," "Dive," "Lithium" and the version of "Polly" that would be on Nevermind. May the band goes on its second major US tour July 11 the band records "Sliver" with producer Jack Endino. Mudhoney's Dan Peters plays drums on the track September 22 Nirvana with Peters on drums, headlines a major show at the Motor Sports International in Seattle. Dave Grohl is in the audience. October After a quick audition, Dave is welcomed into Nirvana. They do a brief tour of Britain December 1 Sub Pop releases the "Sliver"/"Dive" single. Nirvana is using its Smart Studios demos to generate major label interest
1991 April 30 Nirvana formally signs with Geffen Records May -- June Nirvana goes to Los Angeles and records the tracks for Nevermind at Sound City studios in Van Nuys, California. Butch Vig is the producer. During these sessions, a relationship begins between Kurt and Courtney Love
June Nirvana opens for Dinosaur Jr. on a West Coast mini-tour. August 20 Nirvana plays nine dates across Europe, including the Reading Festival September 13 A Nevermind release party is held at Rebar in Seattle. The members of Nirvana start a big food fight September 20 The band goes on a six-week tour of the US and Canada September 24 Geffen releases Nevermind. By Christmas the album is selling 400,000 copies a week October 25 Nirvana tapes a segment for MTV's Headbanger's Ball. November 2 The band sets out on a European tour December Nirvana tours briefly with Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chili Peppers
1992 January 11 Nevermind is the Number 1 record on the Billboard album charts January 24 Nirvana tours California, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Hawaii February 24 Kurt marries Courtney in Hawaii May Kurt checks into Exodus, a drug rehabilitation program in Los Angeles, for treatment of his heroin addiction. He leaves before his treatment is finished June The band tours Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scandinavia, France and Spain August 18 Frances Bean Cobain is born in Los Angeles. Kurt is detoxing at the same hospital. Child Welfare authorities revoke the Cobains custody of their child. The case isn't settles until March 1993 August 30 After threatening to kill himself, Kurt headlines with Nirvana at the Reading Festival. Making a joke of the (accurate) rumors of his ill health, Kurt is brought to the stage in a hospital smock and a wheelchair September 9 Nirvana plays the MTV Video Music Awards. The band wants to play "Rape Me" but are asked not to by the MTV staff. Kurt plays the opening bars of the song before the band breaks into "Lithium" September 11 Nirvana plays a benefit for the Washington Music Industry Coalition, an anti-censorship group December 15 Incesticide is released.
1993 January Nirvana with L7 play two large stadium shows in Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February the band has recording sessions for In Utero at Pachyderm Studios in Minnesota with producer Steve Albini March the Cobains buy two homes in the Seattle area - a lakeside home in the city itself, and an estate in Carnation March 23 The legal battles over Frances Bean come to an end, with the charges against Kurt and Courtney being rendered not legally valid April 9 Nirvana plays a benefit at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, on a bill with L7, the Breeders, and Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. They raise money for the Tresnjevka Women's Group, a Croatian organization assisting rape victims in the war-torn region May 2 Kurt suffers a heroin overdose in Seattle and is hospitalized September 21 In Utero is released and debuts at Number1 on the Billboard charts October18 Nirvana starts an extensive US tour. Pat Smear is added as a second guitarist November 18 Nirvana, in New York, plays the Unplugged set that will be released the following year as an album
1994 January 7- 8 Nirvana plays its final US shows at the Seattle Center Arena February 2 Nirvana begins a European tour March 1 The band gives what will be its final performance at Terminal Einz, Munich March 4 Kurt overdoses in Rome on a combination of champagne and Rohypnol. Nirvana management at first claim that this is an accident. Later it is clear that it was a suicide attempt. March 30 Kurt spends two days at the Exodus rehabilitation center in Los Angeles April 1 Kurt climbs a wall to escape Exodus, and flies to Seattle April 5 In a room over the garage of his Seattle home at 171 Lake Washington Blvd. E., Kurt writes a suicide note, gives himself a heroin injection and ends his life with a shotgun blast to the head
