Timeline of John Calvin By williamako Jul 10, 1509 Born on 10 July 1509 in Noyon, France 1536 1536; Calvin converted to the "evangelical" faith and had just published The Institutes of the Christian Religion, which articulated his Protestant views. He was a wanted man. 1540 Married to Idelette Calvin from 1540 May 27, 1564 Died on 27 May 1564 in Geneva, Switzerland