1996

Neil Jordan's Michael Collins (1996), the most commercially successful and talked-about Irish film of the 1990s, was a timely contributor to this process.

1916

Michael Collins was subsequently imprisoned in the Frongoch internment camp as a prisoner of war, but was released in December 1916.

in 2010

After tirelessly marshaling a legal strategy to reverse Avraham Pollack's conviction and gathering key documents, Collins was exonerated and released from prison in 2010.

the largest cinematic production – especially by an Irish director ever undertaken in Ireland

Directed by Ireland’s Neil Jordan and produced by Hollywood’s Warner Brothers, Michael Collins was, in 1996, the largest cinematic production ever undertaken in Ireland – especially by an Irish director.

1972

his band was the title track of Collins' 1972 debut album.

on July 18, 1966

Michael Collins launched on July 18, 1966.

in 1998

Michael Collins was released in 1998 under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement and was reunited with Michael Collins's wife and son.

1985

Between 1985 and 1998, Collins released three studio albums.

in 1917

As with most other Irish rebels, Michael Collins was released by British authorities in 1917 – a fateful and fatal decision as many (most) of those released were soon to take up arms again against Britain with the onset of the Irish War of Independence.

1981

I believe his music was the first single from Collins’ first solo album, Face Value, in 1981.

1958

In 1958 Collins recorded Collins first two albums, Sweet England and False True Lovers.

born October 31, 1930

Michael Collins (born October 31, 1930) is an American former astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon while the Moon's crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface.

,

Collins began a solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by Philip David Charles Collins's marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing a series of successful albums, including Face Value (1981),

1968

Since first breaking out on to the music scene in 1968, Collins has released a total of 8 full length studio albums which are adored by Phillip David Charles Collins's fans and music critics alike.

from prison for prior charges

(Collins was released from prison on 12MAR2020 for prior charges but has another sentencing hearing in October 2022 for the current charges.)

in 2016

Collins was released from prison in 2016 after a year behind bars.

in 2004

After five seasons, 68 starts and 16,875 yards, Collins was released by the Giants in 2004.

in November 1977

Collins briefly returned later in 1977 for a series of dates, including a spot at the tenth Crystal Palace Garden Party in London and the Fête de l'Humanité in Paris on the same day on a specially chartered plane, the latter attended by an estimated 200,000 people.[13] Livestock, a live album culled from several shows (some with Collins and some with Dennard), was released in November 1977.

1978

Collins’ other albums include Ice Pickin’ (1978), Frostbite (1980), and Molten Ice (1992).

in 1992

Collins was released from prison in 1992 and nowadays lives with Hugh Collins's wife in Edinburgh.