Fait général: 7174 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Fait mathématique: 7174 is the maximum number of pieces a torus can be cut into with 34 cuts.
Culture générale: 7174 is an uninteresting number.
Date historique: August 22nd is the day in 1639 that Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.