Zhang Xueliang, Chinese general and warlord (born 1901)

Zhang Xueliang, also commonly known by his nickname "the Young Marshal", was a Chinese general who in 1928 succeeded his father Zhang Zuolin as the commander of the Northeastern Army. He is best known for his role in the Xi'an Incident in 1936, in which he arrested Chiang Kai-shek and forced him to form a Second United Front with the Chinese Communist Party against the Japanese.

October 15 is the 288th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 77 days remain until the end of the year.