’100 Things to Do Before You Die’ co-author Dave Freeman died in his Venice home last week when he fell and hit his head. Freeman was 47-years old.

Freeman died Aug. 17 after falling and hitting his head at his home in Venice, said his father, Roy.

Published in 1999, “100 Things” was one of the first contemporary books to create a travel agenda based on 100 sites and then market it with a title that reminded mortal readers that time was limited.

The “100 Things” approach later swept the publishing industry, said Neil Teplica, who wrote the book with Freeman.

The title meant “you should live every day like it would be your last, and there’s not that many people who do,” Teplica told The Times. “It’s a credit to Dave — he didn’t have enough days, but he lived them like he should have.”

Freeman is survived by his father, stepmother, aunt and sister.