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Kurt Cobain was born
He was born in Aberdeen, Washington -
His little sister Kim was born
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Parents divorced
Kurts parents divorced when he was 9 years old -
Half-brother Chad was born
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Left his father's house
Kurt left his Father's house and started moving from relative to relative for few years -
Arrested for spray painting buildings
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The band's first gig.
\He was invited to play a gig at a house party in 1987 -
The name "Nirvana" was chosen for the band
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First album "Bleach" was released
The album was released but didn't get a lot of attention. -
Met Courtney Love
Kurt and Courtney met at a show in Portland, Oregon but didn't become serious until later. -
Toured with Sonic Youth
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Started using heroin
Kurt got into Heroin because he said it helped him escape and it helped with his stomach pain -
Signed with Geffen Records
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Album "Nevermind" was released
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Hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" climbed to the top of the charts
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Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love got married
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Frances Cobain was born
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Album "In Utero" was released
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Nirvana played MTV's unplugged series
Kurt was becoming very distant from the band at this point but still played this with them. -
Attempted suicide
He was on vacation with his family in Rome, Italy and attemped suicide by overdosing in his hotel room. Courtney found him and he was rushed to the hospital and was in a coma. -
Commited Suicide
Kurt commited suicide in the guest house behind his house in Seattle at the age of 27. He killed himself instantly by using a shotgun and firing it into his mouth. He left a long goodbye note addressing his fans, wife and young daughter. -
Released unreleased soundtracks
Courtney was trying to decide what to do with what Kurt had left behind. In 2002 she decided to put all of the unreleased soundtracks together into and album and have it released.
