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Kurt Cobain was born in Aberdeen, Washington
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Kurt and his family moved to 1210 East 1st Street, Aberdeen, which is the closest Kurt was to a settled home.
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Kurt's sister Kimberly is born.
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Kurt's father, Don, leaves home.
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Don and Wendy Cobain divorce. Custody of the children is granted to their mother.
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Kurt's first exposure to punk rock.
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Don Cobain petitions Grays Harbor Superior Court for custody of Kurt, who now migrates between his parents, grandparents, and other relatives.
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Kurt received his first guitar, a second hand, six-string Lindell.
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Kurt's horizons expand when the Melvins' singer Buzz Osborne exposes him to new wave groups like Flipper and MDC.
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Kurt meets Krist Novoselic, an aspiring punk rocker.
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Kurt finally hears a punk rock group play live.
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Kurt drops out of Aberdeen High Schools, only weeks short of graduation.
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Kurt starts rehearsing with Novoselic and takes a maintenance job at the nearby Polynesian Ocean Front Hotel.
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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.
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The trio (with Dale Crover replacing Burckhard) record a ten-song session at Reciprocal Studios in Seattle, with Jack Endino.
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Sub Pop releases Nirvana's first single, 'Love Buzz'/'Big Cheese', in a limited edition of 1,000 copies.
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Nirvana play at the University of Washington and other venues on the west coast.
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Nirvana's debut album, Bleach, is released on Sub Pop.
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Nirvana begin their first European tour in Newcastle.
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The group launch a second major US tour.
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Nirvana perform at the Moter Sports International.
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Kurrt, Novoselic, and Grohl tour briefly in Britain.
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Kurt resumes his search for a major record label, while Sub Pop issues Nirvana's second single, 'Sliver'/'Dive'.
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Nirvana formally sign with David Geffen Company.
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A six-week US tour begins
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Geffen issues 46,000 copies of 'Nevermind'
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'Nevermind' reaches number one.
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Kurt's daughter Frances Bean Cobain is born in Los Angeles.
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The Cobains buy an eleven-acre estate in Carnation, east Seattle.
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Nirvana begin a 45-date US tour to promote their third album 'In Utero'.
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Nirvana play an Unplugged set in New York. The album is released comercially a year later.
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Nirvana perform at the Seattle Center Arena, their final US shows.
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The Cobains move into a home at 171 Lake Washington Boulevard E. in Seattle.
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Nirvana, along with two other musicians, fly to Europe.
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The group play at Terminal Einz, Munich, their last-ever performance.
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Kurt overdoses in an attempt to commit suicide.
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Kurt flies to Los Angeles and spends two days at the Exodus Recovery Center in Marina del Ray.
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Kurt escapes from Exodus by scaling a wall. He flies to Seattle.
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Kurt's mom files a missing person report.
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Kurt is found dead in a room above his garage.
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