General fact: 294 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Mathematical fact: 294 is the number of planar 2-connected graphs with 7 vertices.
Trivia: 294 is an uninteresting number.
Historical date: October 20th is the day in 1962 that China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, beginning the Sino-Indian War.