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May
10, 1965
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Krist
Novoselic is born. |
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February
20, 1967
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Kurt
Cobain is born. |
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January
14, 1969
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Dave
Grohl is born. |
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Fall
1985
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Kurt
meets Krist. They play in several bands together, including
Stiff Woodies. |
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December
1987
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Kurt,
Krist and drummer Aaron Burckhard form the original lineup
of Nirvana in Aberdeen, Washington. |
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January
23, 1988
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Nirvana
records a 10-song demo with the "Godfather of Grunge," legendary
Seattle producer Jack Endino. Sub Pop co-honcho Jonathan Poneman
hears the tape and offers to put out a Nirvana single. The
band accepts. |
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October
30, 1988
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Kurt
smashes his first guitar. |
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June
1989
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Bleach
is released on Sub Pop. Nirvana embarks on a month-long U.S.
tour. |
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September
25, 1990
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Dave
Grohl, former drummer for Washinton, D.C.'s Scream, joins
Nirvana. |
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October
1990
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Nirvana
briefly tours England with L7. |
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Winter
1991
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Nirvana
signs with DGC Records. |
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August
1991
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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. |
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September
24, 1991
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Nevermind
is released. |
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October
12, 1991
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Nevermind
is certified a gold album. |
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November
1991
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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. |
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January
11, 1992
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Nevermind
hits No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. |
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January/February
1992
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Nirvana
tours Australia, Japan and Hawaii. |
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April
1992
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Nirvana
appears on the cover of Rolling Stone. |
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June/July
1992
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Nirvana
tours Europe. |
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December
15, 1992
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Incesticide,
a collection of B-sides and rarities, is released. It goes
gold the following spring. |
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April
9, 1993
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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. |
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September
21, 1993
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In
Utero is released. |
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October
18, 1993
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Nirvana
starts a three-month tour of North America. |
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November
19, 1993
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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. |
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December
16, 1993
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MTV
airs Nirvana's "Unplugged" show. |
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January
7, 1994
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Nirvana
plays the Seattle Arena. It will be the band's last U.S. show. |
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February
6, 1994
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Nirvana
embarks on a tour of Europe. |
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April
8, 1994
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Kurt
Cobain is found dead of a self-inflicted shotgun wound. |
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November
1, 1994
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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. |
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October
1, 1996
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The
Nirvana live album, From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah, is
released, featuring performances from 1989 to 1994. |
