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
03-01-94 - 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
The Above Was Compiled By: jmcrae@cloy.oswego.edu
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