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Kurt Cobain was born
Kurt Cobain was born February 20, 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington to Wendy Elizabeth and Donald Leland Cobain. Cobain was born into a musical family with various relatives in the music business. http://whenintime.com/EventDetails.aspx?e=36324241-70b4-4078-8211-a7c81ed511c4&t=/tl/SpaulML/Prodigious_Scientists/ -
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Kurt Cobain's Life
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Parents get divorced
Cobain's parents got a divorce when he was seven years old. This event had a major impact on his life. Kurt became defiant and withdrawn. The situation changed his life. http://www.tonykurtsandy.com/Nirvana.html -
Finds Dead Body
While walking to school, Kurt found a dead body hanging in a tree. The man had committed suicide. The event tramatized him. This moment in his life definitely affected Cobain's later life. http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/kurt-cobain-kid-beatles-loving-divorce-traumatized-towhead-222436099.html -
Nirvana recorded first demos
Nirvana began with Cobain and Krist Novoselic. At the begining of the band they had a lish of rotating drummers but finally chose Chad Channing. The group began touring and playing for small crowds. http://nice-cool-pics.com/img-nirvana,-band-3613.htm -
Release of Bleach
Bleach, Nirvana's debut album, was released through the record label Sub Pop. The critics loves Bleach but it failed to chart because it was regarded as negative and bleak. http://djhilz.com/mp3-artists/Nirvana/Bleach.html -
Meets Courtney Love
Kurt and Courtney met in 1990 at Portland's Satyricon nightclub. Kurt wasn't sure if he wanted a relationship but they ended up dating for about two years. http://www.toogoodforradio.com/conspiracy/tbt-kurt-cobains-suicide-note/ -
Release of Nevermind
Nevermind was produced by Butch Vig and was the group's first release on DGC Records. The album was not expected to be a big hit but ended up selling of 30 million albums worldwide. http://rockturtleneck.blogspot.com/2012/09/nirvanas-nevermind-is-old-enough-to.html -
Married Courtney Love
Kurt and Courtney were married on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii after Nirvana concluded their Pacific Rim Tour. Cobain wore green pajama pants because he was "too lazy to put on a tux". http://lper747.blogspot.com/2012/03/uprising-of-generation-begins-on.html -
Frances Bean Cobain was born
Kurt and Courtney's daughter, Frances Bean, was born August 18.
There was a lot of controversy over the pregnancy because it was believed that Courtney did heroin during the pregnancy. http://favim.com/image/261517/ -
Release of In Utero
Nirvana's third and final album, In Utero, was released in September of 1993. It was very different from their other albums because it had a more abrasive and natural sound. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Utero_%28album%29 -
MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged was Nirvana's first acoustic album. It was recorded for the TV show Unplugged, directed by Beth McCarthy. It won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in 1996. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Unplugged_in_New_York -
Kurt Cobain died
Cobain committed suicide on April 5, 1994 at his lake house on Lake Washington. He shot himself in the head after writing a suicide note to his childhood imaginary friend "Boddah". http://duckduckgrayduck.com/tag/kurt-cobain/
