Kurt Cobain

By mollie.noble

  • Kurt Cobain was born in Aberdeen, Washington

  • Kurt and his family moved to 1210 East 1st Street, Aberdeen, which is the closest Kurt was to a settled home.

  • Kurt's sister Kimberly is born.

  • Kurt's father, Don, leaves home.

  • Don and Wendy Cobain divorce. Custody of the children is granted to their mother.

  • Kurt's first exposure to punk rock.

  • Don Cobain petitions Grays Harbor Superior Court for custody of Kurt, who now migrates between his parents, grandparents, and other relatives.

  • Kurt received his first guitar, a second hand, six-string Lindell.

  • Kurt's horizons expand when the Melvins' singer Buzz Osborne exposes him to new wave groups like Flipper and MDC.

  • Kurt meets Krist Novoselic, an aspiring punk rocker.

  • Kurt finally hears a punk rock group play live.

  • Kurt drops out of Aberdeen High Schools, only weeks short of graduation.

  • Kurt starts rehearsing with Novoselic and takes a maintenance job at the nearby Polynesian Ocean Front Hotel.

  • Kurt moves into his girlfriend Tracy Marander's apartment in Olympia. Kurt, Novoselic and drummer Aaron Burckhard form a number of short-lived groups, finally settling on Nirvana.

  • The trio (with Dale Crover replacing Burckhard) record a ten-song session at Reciprocal Studios in Seattle, with Jack Endino.

  • Sub Pop releases Nirvana's first single, 'Love Buzz'/'Big Cheese', in a limited edition of 1,000 copies.

  • Nirvana play at the University of Washington and other venues on the west coast.

  • Nirvana's debut album, Bleach, is released on Sub Pop.

  • Nirvana begin their first European tour in Newcastle.

  • The group launch a second major US tour.

  • Nirvana perform at the Moter Sports International.

  • Kurrt, Novoselic, and Grohl tour briefly in Britain.

  • Kurt resumes his search for a major record label, while Sub Pop issues Nirvana's second single, 'Sliver'/'Dive'.

  • Nirvana formally sign with David Geffen Company.

  • A six-week US tour begins

  • Geffen issues 46,000 copies of 'Nevermind'

  • 'Nevermind' reaches number one.

  • Kurt's daughter Frances Bean Cobain is born in Los Angeles.

  • The Cobains buy an eleven-acre estate in Carnation, east Seattle.

  • Nirvana begin a 45-date US tour to promote their third album 'In Utero'.

  • Nirvana play an Unplugged set in New York. The album is released comercially a year later.

  • Nirvana perform at the Seattle Center Arena, their final US shows.

  • The Cobains move into a home at 171 Lake Washington Boulevard E. in Seattle.

  • Nirvana, along with two other musicians, fly to Europe.

  • The group play at Terminal Einz, Munich, their last-ever performance.

  • Kurt overdoses in an attempt to commit suicide.

  • Kurt flies to Los Angeles and spends two days at the Exodus Recovery Center in Marina del Ray.

  • Kurt escapes from Exodus by scaling a wall. He flies to Seattle.

  • Kurt's mom files a missing person report.

  • Kurt is found dead in a room above his garage.