History of the English Bible By nintendoandrew 200 Greek translation starts Period: 200 to Jan 1, 2012 Englsh Bible History Jan 1, 1350 John Wycliffe starts translating to English (Approximate date) Jan 1, 1384 John Wycliffe Dies Jan 1, 1453 Constantinople fell to the Muslims Jan 1, 1881 New version of Greek translation Jan 1, 1881 New Revised Version Jan 26, 1901 American Standard Version