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May 10, 1965
Krist Novoselic is born.
January 31, 1967
Chad Channing is born
February 20, 1967
Kurt Cobain is born.
January 14, 1969
Dave Grohl is born.
Fall 1985
Kurt meets Krist in 1982?. They play in several
bands together, including Stiff Woodies.
December 1987
Kurt, Krist and drummer Aaron Burckhard
form the original lineup of Nirvana
in Aberdeen, Washington.
January 23, 1988
Nirvana records a 10-song demo with the
"Godfather of Grunge," legendary Seattle
producer Jack Endino. co-honcho Jonathan
Poneman hears the tape and offers to put
out a Nirvana single. The band accepts.
October 30, 1988
Kurt smashes his first guitar.
November 1988
First Single Release: Love Buzz/Big Cheese
June 1989
Bleach is released on Sub Pop. Nirvana
embarks on a month-long U.S. tour.
September 25, 1990
Dave Grohl, former drummer for Washinton,
D.C.'s Scream, joins Nirvana.
October 1990
Nirvana briefly tours England with L7.
April 30, 1991
Nirvana signs with DGC Records.
August 1991
Nirvana opens for Sonic Youth on a European
festival tour, which includes a landmark performance
at the Reading Festival. The tour is documented in
the film 1991: The Year Punk Broke.
August 1991
Smells Like Teen Spirit Video is Made
September, 20, 1991
The Nevermind Tour starts in Toronto
September 24, 1991
Nevermind is released. It was
#144 on the Billboard Charts
October 12, 1991
Nevermind is certified a gold album.
November 1991
The band starts a six-week European tour as Nirvanamania
sweeps the United States. MTV airs "Smells Like Teen
Spirit" video constantly; the song is hailed as an anthem
for a generation.
January 11, 1992
Nevermind hits No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
On the same day, Nirvana plays Satuday Night Live.
January/February 1992
Nirvana tours Australia, Japan and Hawaii.
January 1992
Hormoaning is released
in Japan and Austrailia
February 24, 1992
Kurt Cobain marries Courtney Love,
of the band Hole, in Waikiki Hawaii
April 1992
Nirvana appears on the cover of Rolling Stone.
June/July 1992
Nirvana tours Europe.
August 18, 1992
Francis Bean Cobain is Born
August 30, 1992
Nirvana Headlines the Reading Festival
September 8, 1992
Nirvana plays Lithium at the
MTV music awards, they win 2 awards
December 15, 1992
Incesticide, a collection of B-sides
and rarities, is released. It goes
gold the following spring.
April 9, 1993
Nirvana plays a concert at San Francisco's Cow Palace
to raise awareness of and generate aid for rape survivors
in Bosnia- Herzegovina. L7, the Breeders and Disposable
Heroes of Hiphoprisy are also on the bill.
September 21, 1993
In Utero is released.
October 18, 1993
Nirvana starts a three-month tour of North America.
November 19, 1993
Nirvana tapes an all-acoustic show for "MTV
Unplugged" at Sony Studios in New York. Cris
and Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets sit in
on three Meat Puppets songs.
December 16, 1993
MTV airs Nirvana's "Unplugged" show.
January 7, 1994
Nirvana plays the Seattle Arena. It will
be the band's last U.S. show.
February 6, 1994
Nirvana embarks on a tour of Europe.
March 1, 1994
Nirvana plays their last show
March 4, 1994
Kurt is hospitalied from a suicide attempt
April 8, 1994
Kurt Cobain is found dead of a
self-inflicted shotgun wound.
April 10, 1994
Memorial Service is held for Kurt
September 1994
Nirvana wins Best Alternative
Video for Heart-Shaped Box
(Even thou nirvana is Grunge!)
November 1, 1994
Nirvana's "MTV Unplugged" performance
is released as MTV Unplugged in New York.
Two tracks not aired on the MTV broadcast
appear on the album.
November 15, 1994
Nirvana: Live !Tonight !Sold Out !! is released
July 4, 1995
Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters album is released
October 1, 1996
The Nirvana live album, From the Muddy Banks
of the Wishkah, is released, featuring
performances from 1989 to 1994.
May 20, 1997
The Colour and the Shape is
released by the Foo Fighters
August 26, 1997
Krist Novoselic's new band, Sweet 75,
release their first album
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