is founded at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. October 25 – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) is formally established, with the adoption of the "Statutes of the International Red Cross" October 28 – The Second Youth Congress is held in Batavia, Dutch East Indies by young Indonesian nationalists, resulting in the Youth Pledge. The Indonesian national anthem, "Indonesia Raya", is introduced at the congress. November November 1 – Turkey passes a law switching the country from the Arabic to the Latin-based modern Turkish alphabet. November 6 – 1928 United States presidential election: Republican Herbert Hoover wins by a wide margin, over Democratic New York Governor Al Smith. November 10 The enthronement ceremony of Emperor of Japan Hirohito is held, two years after he actually took the imperial throne on December 26, 1926, following the death of Emperor Taishō. November 12 – The develops a severe starboard list, is abandoned and sinks approximately 200 miles off Hampton Roads, Virginia; estimated deaths range from 110 to 127. November 17 1928 Australian federal election: Stanley Bruce's Nationalist/Country Coalition Government is re-elected with a decreased majority, defeating the Labor Party led by James Scullin. Boston Garden opens in Boston, Massachusetts. November 18 – Mickey Mouse appears in Steamboat Willie, the third Mickey Mouse cartoon released, but the first sound film and the first such film to be generally distributed. November 22 – The one-movement ballet Boléro (music by Maurice Ravel, choreography by Bronislava Nijinska) premières at the Paris Opéra, to a commission by Ida Rubinstein. November 28 – Persija Jakarta association football is founded as Voetbalbond Indonesische Jacatra. December December 3 – In Rio de Janeiro, a seaplane sent to greet Alberto Santos-Dumont crashes, killing all on board. The pilot had tried to avoid another plane which came too close. December 4 – Cosmo Gordon Lang was enthroned as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the first bachelor to be appointed in 150 years. December 6 – The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths. December 21 – The United States Congress approves the construction of Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam. Date unknown The women's organisation Anjuman-i Himayat-i-Niswan is founded in Afghanistan. Births January January 1 – Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist (d. 2016) January 2 – Daisaku Ikeda, Japanese religious leader,