TIMELINE
05-16-65 Krist Anthony Novoselic born to Krist and Maria
Novoselic
01-31-67 Chad Channing born to Wayne and Burnyce Channing
02-20-67 Kurt Donald Cobain born to Wendy and Donald Cobain
01-14-69 David Eric Grohl born to James and Virginia Grohl
??-??-75 Kurt's parents divorce, Kurt lives with mother
02-??-78 Kurt's father remarries
??-??-79 Krist's family moves to Aberdeen
06-??-80 Krist sent to Croatia for a year to live with relatives
02-20-81 Kurt gets his first guitar
??-??-83 Krist graduates from high school
05-??-84 Kurt's mother remarries to Pat O'Connor
05-??-85 Kurt drops out of high school
01-23-88 Nirvana records demo with Dale Crover
10-30-88 Kurt smashes his first guitar
11-??-88 Love Buzz/Big Cheese single released
02-??-89 After recording Bleach, they do a short west coast tour
06-??-89 Bleach released
06-22-89 The tour for Bleach begins in San Francisco
09-??-89 Make up tour dates due to the loss of Jason
??-??-89 Blew EP recorded
10-20-89 Nirvana plays first European show, Newcastle, England
12-30-89 Krist and Shelli get married in Tacoma
02-??-90 Nirvana begins another short US tour
03-??-90 After losing Chad, they play a 7 show West Coast tour
04-10-90 Highly bootlegged Blind Pig concert
07-11-90 Sliver single recorded
09-??-90 Sliver single released
09-22-90 The Motor Sports show, Dan Peters only show with Nirvana
01-01-91 Studio session: recorded Anuerysm and Even In His Youth
04-17-91 Nirvana first plays Smells Like Teen Spirit
04-30-91 Nirvana formally signs with Geffen Records
05-??-91 Started recording Nevermind
08-??-91 The massive European Tour begins
08-??-91 The video for Smells Like Teen Spirit is made
09-13-91 The release party for Nevermind
09-20-91 Tour for Nevermind begins in Toronto
09-24-91 Nevermind is released, debuted at #144 on Billboard
10-25-91 Kurt and Krist tape interview for Headbangers Ball
11-02-91 European tour for Nevermind begins in Bristol England
11-19-91 Highly bootlegged Rome concert
12-??-91 Short US tour with Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers
01-10-92 Nirvana plays in the MTV studios
01-11-92 Nirvana plays Saturday Night Live, Nevermind hits #1
01-??-92 Hormoaning released in Australia and Japan
01-24-92 Nirvana begins a world tour
02-??-92 Come As You Are video is made
02-24-92 Kurt Cobain marries Courtney Love in Waikiki, Hawaii
06-22-92 Kurt collapses in Belfast due to stomach problems
07-21-92 Lithium single released with Nevermind lyric sheet
08-18-92 Francis Bean Cobain is born
08-30-92 Nirvana plays Reading Festival
09-??-92 Nirvana plays Lithium at MTV music awards, wins 2 awards
11-??-92 In Bloom Video hits MTV
12-15-92 Incesticide released
03-??-93 In Utero recorded in 2 weeks
04-09-93 Nirvana plays a benefit for Bosnian Rape victims
05-??-93 Sliver video hits MTV
09-??-93 Nirvana wins Best Alternative Video award at MTV Video awards
09-14-93 In Utero released in UK
09-19-93 Heart Shaped Box video premieres
09-21-93 After a week delay, In Utero released in US
09-25-93 Nirvana plays Saturday Night Live for a second time
10-10-93 Nirvana begins tour supporting In Utero
11-13-93 Nirvana records Unplugged session for MTV
12-12-93 All Apologies video hits MTV
12-16-93 Nirvana Unplugged airs on MTV
12-31-93 MTV's New Years Eve special airs, Nirvana headlines
02-??-94 Nirvana begins European Tour
02-29-94 The Final Nirvana show is played in Munich
03-04-94 Kurt Cobain is hospitalized after a suicide attempt
03-05-94 Kurt awakens from coma, asks for milkshake
03-08-94 Kurt leaves hospital under his own power
04-07-94 Alt.music.nirvana is created
04-08-94 The body of Kurt Cobain is found. Kurt committed suicide 3 days previous.
04-10-94 Memorial Service held in Seattle, Courtney reads from suicide note.
11-01-94 Nirvana: Unplugged in New York is released in the US
10-01.96 The nirvana live album From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah is released.