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.