![Entrepreneur and Founder of Little Caesar's Pizza Mike Ilitch](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/mike-ilitch.jpg?w=200)
Profession: Entrepreneur and Founder of Little Caesar's Pizza
Nationality: ![United States of America](https://www.onthisday.com/images/flags/united-states.svg)
American
Biography: Ilitch co-founded Little Caesar's Pizza, the third-largest pizza chain in the United States, with his wife Marian.
He also owned the Detroit Red Wings of the Major Hockey League and the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball.
Born: July 20, 1929
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Cancer
Died: February 10, 2017 (aged 87)
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Historical Events
- 1959-05-08 Little Caesars Pizza is founded by Mike Ilitch and his wife Marian Ilitch in Garden City, Michigan