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Timeline of Kurt and Nirvana

• May 10, 1965 Krist Novoselic is born.

• February 20, 1967 Kurt Cobain is born.

• January 14, 1969 Dave Grohl is born.

• Fall 1985 Kurt meets Krist. They play in several bands together, including Stiff Woodies.

• December 1986 Kurt, Krist and drummer Aaron Burckhard form the original lineup of Nirvana in Aberdeen, Washington.

• Spring 1987 Nirvana plays their first gig at a house party in Raymond WA.

• January 23, 1988 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.

• Spring 1988 Aaron Burckhard leaves the band. His replacement Dave Foster lasts a matter of months and is eventually replaced by Chad Channing.

• October 30, 1988 Kurt smashes his first guitar.

• November 1988 The "Love Buzz/Big Cheese" single is released on Sub Pop.

• January 1989 Jason Everman joins Nirvana as second guitarist.

• January 1989 Nirvana records their debut album Bleach for Sub Pop with Jack Endino. The recording budget comes to $606.17

• March 1989 Melody Maker runs a series of pieces on the Seattle music scene. The grunge explosion is underway.

• June 1989 Bleach is released on Sub Pop. Nirvana embarks on a month-long U.S. tour.

• October 1989 Nirvana begins a 6-week European Tour supporting TAD.

• December 1989 The Blew EP is released on Tupelo Records.

• April/May 1990 Nirvana tours the US. At tour's end Chad Channing leaves the band.

• September 22, 1990 Nirvana plays Motor Sports International Garage with Mudhoney's Dan Peters on drums. Peters leaves the band.

• September 25, 1990 Dave Grohl, former drummer for Washington, D.C band Scream, joins Nirvana.

• October 1990 Nirvana briefly tours England with L7.

• Winter 1991 Nirvana signs with DGC Records.

• May/June 1991 Nirvana records Nevermind with producer Butch Vig.

• June 1991 Nirvana tours briefly with Dinosaur Jr.

• 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.

• September 24, 1991 Nevermind is released.

• 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.

• December 1991 Nirvana plays three US dates with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam.

• January 11, 1992 Nevermind hits No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

• January/February 1992 Nirvana tours Australia, Japan and Hawaii.

• April 1992 Nirvana appears on the cover of Rolling Stone.

• June/July 1992 Nirvana tours Europe.

• December 15, 1992 Incesticide, a collection of B-sides and rarities, is released. It goes gold the following spring.

• February 1993 Nirvana begins recording In Utero with Steve Albini.

• 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.

• July 23, 1993 Nirvana plays a surprise show at Roseland in New York City during the New Music Seminar. The band showcases songs from their upcoming album.

• September 21, 1993 In Utero is released.

• September 25, 1993 Nirvana appears on Saturday Night Live. Former Germs guitarist Pat Smear joins the bands as second guitarist.

• 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.

• April 8th, 1994 Kurt Cobain is found dead of a self-inflicted shotgun wound.

• 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.

• October 1, 1996 The Nirvana live album, From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah, is released, featuring performances from 1989 to 1994.