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5 unusual facts about Arges


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They were later freed to fashion lightning bolts for Zeus during his attempt to overthrow Cronus

George V. Grigore

According to George's autobiography, he was a mischievous child and enjoyed taking risks; at age of ten he nearly drowned while swimming in Arges.

IAR 330

An IAR 330 SOCAT helicopter, belonging to the 90th Airlift Base, crashed on November 7, 2007, in Ungheni, 30 km south of Piteşti, Argeş County, during a night training mission, killing all three crew members.

RoAF 90th Airlift Base

Three crewmen were killed on November 7, 2007, including Commander Bucur Nicolae (one of the most experienced RoAF pilots, with over 2,700 flying hours), when an IAR-330 Puma SOCAT helicopter belonging to the 90th Airlift Base crashed in Ungheni, near Piteşti, Argeş County.

Valentin Năstase

Vasile Valentin Năstase (born 4 October 1974 in Călineşti) is a Romanian football (soccer) player who plays as a defender.


Bogdan Stancu

In 2001, at the age of 14, Stancu was at the youth academy of FC Argeş when his father died due to heart failure.

Valentin Porcișteanu

Valentin Porcisteanu made his debut in the Romanian National Rally Championship in 2003, his first appearance taking place at Arges Rally, as vorleiter.

Porcisteanu started the 2009 season in the best possible way, with a win in Brasov Rally, followed by other outstanding results: two 2nd places in the Tara Barsei Rally and Banat Rally and two 3rd places in Cluj Rally and Arges Rally, securing a 4th place overall in the drivers' national championship.


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