The History of Nirvana
05/16/65 Krist Anthony Novoselic was born to Krist and Maria Novoselic
01/31/67 Chad Channing born to Wayne and Brunyce 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 is 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'Conner
05/??/85 Kurt drops out of High School
??/??/85 Kurt meets Krist. They play in several bands together, Stiff Woodies
??/??/85 Kurt records a demo, Fecal Matter, with Dale Crover on drums
??/??/87 Kurt, Krist, and Aaron Burckhard form original line-up of Nirvana
??/??/87 The band plays their first gig at a house party in Raymond, WA.
01/23/88 Nirvana records a 10-song demo tape with Jack Endino. Dale Crover at drums.
01/23/88 Johnathon Poneman hears the tape and offers to put out a single. They accept.
??/??/88 Burckhard leaves the band. Dave Foster is replacement last for weeks.
??/??/88 Burckhard rejoins and is then replaced wuth Chad Channing
10/30/88 Kurt smashes his first guitar
11/??/88 Love Buzz/Big Cheese single released
01/??/89 Jason Everman joins Nirvana as second guitarist
01/??/89 Nirvana records debut for Sub Pop with Jack Endino. Budget=$606.17
02/??/89 After recording Bleach, they do a short tour in west coast
06/??/89 Bleach album is released on Sub Pop. Month long U.S tour. Everman leaves band.
09/??/89 Make up your for loss of Everman
10/??/89 Nirvana begins a 6 week European tour with TAD
??/??/89 Blew EP recorded
10/20/89 Nirvana plays their first European show, Newcaste, England
12/??/89 Blew EP is released on Tupelo Records
12/30/89 Krist Novoselic and Shelli Dilley get married in Tacoma, WA
02/??/90 Nirvana begins another short U.S tour
03/??/90 After losing Chad, they play a 7-day show West Coast tour
04/10/90 Highly bootlegged Bling Pig concert
07/11/90 Sliver single released
08/??/90 Dale Crover sits on at drums
09/??/90 Sliver single released
09/22/90 The Motor Sports show, Dan Peters drums, then leaves band
09/25/90 Former Scream drummer, Dave Grohl joins as drummer
10/??/90 Nirvana breifly tour England with L7
??/??/91 Nirvana FINALLY decides to sign with Geffen/DGC Records
01/01/91 Studio session: recorded Anuerysm and Even In His Youth
04/17/91 Nirvana first plays Smells Like Teen Spirit
05/??/91 Nirvana starts to record Nevermind with Bruce Vig
06/??/91 Band does a breif tour with Dinosaur Jr.
08/??/91 Huge European Tour begins
09/13/91 The release party for Nevermind
09/20/91 Tour for Nevermind begins in Toronto
09/24/91 Nevermind is released
10/12/91 Nevermind hits gold
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 U.S. tour with Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chilli Peppers
01/10/92 Nirvana plays in Mtv studios
01/11/92 Nevermind hits #1 and they play at Saturday Night Live
01/??/92 Tours Australia, japan, and Hawaii
01/24/92 Nirvana begins world tour
02/01/92 Nevermind goes #1 for second time on billboard album charts
02/??/92 Come as you are video is made
02/24/92 Kurt Cobain marries Courtney Love in Waikiki, Hawaii
04/??/92 Record store is advised to cover baby's penis on Nevermind, they use Post-it note
04/??/92 Nirvana appears on the cover of Rolling Stone
06/??/92 Nirvana begins tour in Europe
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, win 2 awards
11/??/92 In Bloom Video hits Mtv
12/15/92 Incesticide released
01/??/93 Incesticide goes gold
02/??/93 Nirvana begins recording In Utero with Steve Albini
03/??/93 In Utero is recorded by two weeks
04/09/93 Plays at San Francisco's Cow Palace to raise awareness about rape in Bosnia
05/??/93 Sliver video hits Mtv
06/23/93 Plays a surprise show at Roseland, New York City.
09/21/93 After week delay, In Utero is released in U.S.
09/25/93 Nirvana plays Saturday Night Live for second time
10/10/93 Nirvana begins touring 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 dead 3 days. Announced as a suicide.
04/10/94 Memorial Service is held in Seattle, Courtney reads from suicide note.
11/01/94 Nirvana: Unplugged in New York is released in the U.S.
10/08/96 From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah is released
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