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Parents
Cobain's parents got married on July 31st, 1965 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. -
Born
Kurt Donald Cobain was born on February 20th, 1967, in Abradeen, Washington, U.S. -
Younger sister
His younger sister, Kimberly, was born on April 24, 1970. -
Parents divorce
When Cobain was nine years old, his parents divorced. He later said the divorce had a profound effect on his life, and his mother noted that his personality changed dramatically; Cobain became defiant and withdrawn. Cobain's parents found new partners after the divorce. Although his father had promised not to remarry, he married Jenny Westeby, to Kurt's dismay. Cobain, his father, Westeby, and her two children, Mindy and James, moved into a new household. -
Step-brother
In January 1979, Westeby gave birth to a boy, Chad Cobain. -
Playing guitar
On his 14th birthday on February 20, 1981, Cobain's uncle offered him either a bike or a used guitar; Kurt chose the guitar. Soon, he was trying to play Led Zeppelin's song "Stairway to Heaven". He also learned how to play "Louie Louie", Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust", and the Cars' "My Best Friend's Girl", before he began working on his own songs. Cobain played left-handed, despite being forced to write right-handed. -
First concert
As attested to by several of Cobain's classmates and family members, the first concert he attended was Sammy Hagar and Quarterflash, held at the Seattle Center Coliseum in 1983. -
Dropped out of school
In early 1985, Cobain formed Fecal Matter after he had dropped out of Aberdeen High School. -
Nirvana
Kurt Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic and Aaron Burckhard in 1987. -
Second album
After signing with major label DGC Records, Nirvana found global success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from their critically acclaimed second album Nevermind (1991). -
Partner
On February 24, 1992, a few days after the conclusion of Nirvana's "Pacific Rim" tour, Cobain and Love were married on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii. -
Daughter
The couple's daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, was born August 18, 1992. -
Death
On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle at the age of 27; police concluded he had died on April 5 from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head.