On this day in 1994, the inner demons Kurt Cobain struggled with prevailed and the Nirvana frontman apparently took his own life with a shotgun after shooting-up a sizeable dose of heroin. With his band at its peak in popularity and a 20 month old daughter, there was speculation his death was accidental or might have involved foul play, but authorities could find no convincing evidence that his death was something other than a suicide.