General fact: 244 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Mathematical fact: 244 is the smallest number (besides 2) that can be written as the sum of 2 squares or the sum of two 5^{th} powers.
Trivia: 244 is a boring number.
Historical date: August 31st is the day in 1907 that Count Alexander Izvolsky and Sir Arthur Nicolson sign the St. Petersburg Convention, which results in the Triple Entente alliance.