Fait général: 1496 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Fait mathématique: 1496 is the sum of the first 16 squares.
Culture générale: 1496 is an uninteresting number.
Date historique: February 4th is the day in 1997 that En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73.